2015
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2015.56.10.673
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Drug therapy of overactive bladder - What is coming next?

Abstract: After the approval and introduction of mirabegron, tadalafil, and botulinum toxin A for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms/overactive bladder, focus of interest has been on their place in therapy versus the previous gold standard, antimuscarinics. However, since these agents also have limitations there has been increasing interest in what is coming next - what is in the pipeline? Despite progress in our knowledge of different factors involved in both peripheral and central modulation of lower urinary tr… Show more

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“…It is generally believed that OAB may be related to changes or dysfunction of the muscarinic receptors of the detrusor muscle (7)(8)(9). These changes result in a predisposition toward unstable bladder contractions or overactivity of the detrusor muscle.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is generally believed that OAB may be related to changes or dysfunction of the muscarinic receptors of the detrusor muscle (7)(8)(9). These changes result in a predisposition toward unstable bladder contractions or overactivity of the detrusor muscle.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The contraction is achieved by acetylcholine that activates UBSM muscarinic receptors (mainly M 3 ). Disturbances in these functions may result in lower urinary tract symptoms, such as urgency, frequency, and urge incontinence, the components of the overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) (Andersson 2015).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Antimuscarinic drugs, the most appropriate treatment for OAB, improve urination urgency and frequency and effectively reduce involuntary contractions and increase bladder capacity in patients with storage symptoms ( 10 11 12 ). Solifenacin succinate (Vesicare; Astellas Pharma Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) is a once-daily oral agent that is particularly effective in the bladder ( 13 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%