Gynäkologische Urologie

The Problem of Polypharmacy in Female Patients with Overactive Bladders – Cross-Sectional Study in a Specialist Outpatient Department

“…Especially elderly persons require polypharmacy [9]. The "overactive bladder" syndrome is defined by the symptom complex pollakiuria (≥ 8 micturitions/24 hours with a normal amount of urine [up to 2.8 l/24 h]), imperative need to urinate (sudden onset of need to urinate accompanied with the danger of involuntary leakage), nocturia (the awakening from sleep at night to pass urine) as well as premicturitional urine leakage (leakage of urine prior to intended urination) [6,10,11]. The clinical picture of overactive bladder can, but need not, be accompanied with incontinence [10].…”

“…The clinical picture of overactive bladder can, but need not, be accompanied with incontinence [10]. In order to make the diagnosis of OAB, possible underlying local, metabolic, neurological or endocrinological pathologies must be excluded [11][12][13].…”