oxybutynin - Medications

OXYTROL (oxybutynin transdermal system) is designed to deliver oxybutynin over a 3- to 4-day interval after application to intact skin. OXYTROL is available as a 39 cm 2 transdermal system containing 36 mg of oxybutynin. OXYTROL has a nominal in vivo delivery rate of 3.9 mg oxybutynin per day through skin of average permeability (inter-individual variation in skin permeability is approximately 20%). Oxybutynin is an antispasmodic, anticholinergic agent. Oxybutynin is administered as a racemate of R- and S-isomers. Chemically, oxybutynin is d, l (racemic) 4-diethylamino-2-butynyl phenylcyclohexylglycolate. The empirical formula of oxybutynin is C 22 H 31 NO 3 . Its structural formula is: Oxybutynin is a white powder with a molecular weight of 357. It is soluble in alcohol, but relatively insoluble in water. OXYTROL is a matrix-type transdermal system composed of three layers as illustrated in Figure 1. Layer 1 (Backing Film) is a thin flexible polyester/ethylene-vinyl acetate film that provides the matrix transdermal system with occlusivity and physical integrity and protects the adhesive/drug layer. Layer 2 (Adhesive/Drug Layer) is a cast film of acrylic adhesive containing oxybutynin and triacetin, USP. Layer 3 (Release Liner) is two overlapped siliconized polyester strips that are peeled off and discarded by the patient prior to applying the matrix transdermal system. Figure 1: Side and top views of the OXYTROL transdermal system. (Not to scale) The structural formula for Oxybutynin is an antispasmodic, anticholinergic agent. Oxybutynin is administered as a racemate of R- and S-isomers. Chemically, oxybutynin is d, l (racemic) 4-diethylamino-2-butynyl phenylcyclohexylglycolate. The empirical formula of oxybutynin is C22H31NO3. Figure 1: Side and top views of the OXYTROL transdermal system. (Not to scale)

Use treats overactive bladder in women you may be suffering from overactive bladder if you have had 2 or more of the following symptoms for at least 3 months: ○ urinary frequency (the need to urinate more often than usual; typically more than 8 times in 24 hours) ○ urinary urgency (a strong need to urinate right away) ○ urge incontinence (leaking or wetting yourself if you cannot control the urge to urinate) non-drug therapies may also help you (see the consumer information leaflet inside the package)