What does MP need to know about this new drug?
What does MP need to know about this new drug?
What does MP need to know about this new drug?
Description
MP is a 55-year-old woman who presents with complaint of inability to hold urine. She describes incidents where laughing or coughing results in a small to moderate release of urine. She has started wearing Peri Pads to avoid embarrassment.
Past Medical History
Six vaginal deliveries, all to full term
- Osteoarthritis
- Postmenopausal
- Medications
Boniva, 150 mg once a month
- Calcium, 500 mg daily
- Vitamin D3, one daily
- Family History
Mother, alive and well; hypertension, type 2 diabetes
- Father, deceased; cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction at age 77
- Social History
No alcohol intake
- Previous smoker
- Walks 2 miles/day
- Physical Examination
Vital signs normal
- Palpation of uterus suggests enlargement
- Labs
Liver function: Normal
- Discussion Questions
1. What factors in MP’s history would help support a diagnosis of overactive bladder?
2. The clinician prescribes oxybutynin 10 mg (extended-release). What does MP need to know about this drug?
3. If oxybutynin is ineffective, the clinician could use mirabegron, a beta-3 agonist. What does MP need to know about this new drug?
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