Although your doctor is the best source for answering your specific questions about overactive bladder and treatment with DETROL LA, you can find answers to common questions here.
To see questions, click on the topics below.
Although your doctor is the best source for answering your specific questions about overactive bladder and treatment with DETROL LA, you can find answers to common questions here.
To see questions, click on the topics below.
DETROL LA is a prescription medicine for adults used to treat the following symptoms due to a condition called overactive bladder:
DETROL LA did not help the symptoms of overactive bladder when studied in children.
Here are 3 suggested tips to help make sure you receive brand-name DETROL LA and not a generic:
Talk to your doctor and/or your pharmacist to ask if you should be getting brand-name DETROL LA. For tips on having that conversation, download the Savings Card Tip Sheet.
Check your pills for the distinctive shape and markings of brand-name DETROL LA.
The DETROL LA Savings Card allows eligible patients to pay as little as $0 every time they get a 30-day fill of brand-name DETROL LA—and could save up to $1,800 a year. If you have a prescription for brand-name DETROL LA, you can use the card for every fill through December 31, 2023.*
There are 2 ways to use the card immediately. Once you’ve activated your Savings Card, you can either:
You can keep this card with you and continue to save on each fill for DETROL LA through December 31, 2023.
To be eligible to use a DETROL LA Savings Card, you must:
To learn the full details of who is eligible, please see the full Terms and Conditions.
To get a Savings Card, register here and then download your card or have it sent to you via mail or email.
You can activate your Savings Card here.
The DETROL LA Savings Card can only be used for new prescriptions that are filled after you have activated the card.
Yes, for reimbursement when using a non-participating pharmacy: Pay for your DETROL LA prescription and mail a copy of the original pharmacy receipt (cash register receipt NOT valid) with product name, date, and amount circled to: DETROL LA Savings Offer, 2250 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, NC 27560. Be sure to include a copy of the front of your DETROL LA Savings Card, your name, and mailing address. Please expect up to 4 to 6 weeks for reimbursement.
Yes, for reimbursement when using the DETROL LA Savings Card through a mail-order pharmacy: Pay for your DETROL LA prescription and mail a copy of the original pharmacy receipt (cash register receipt NOT valid) with product name, date, and amount circled to: DETROL LA Savings Offer, 2250 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 300, Morrisville, NC 27560. Be sure to include a copy of the front of your DETROL LA Savings Card, your name, and mailing address. Please expect up to 4 to 6 weeks for reimbursement.
Before starting DETROL LA, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Other drugs can affect how your body handles DETROL LA. Your doctor may use a lower dose of DETROL LA if you are taking
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them with you to show your doctor or pharmacist each time you get a new medicine.
Do not take DETROL LA if:
DETROL LA may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include swelling of the face, lips, throat, or tongue. If you experience these symptoms, you should stop taking DETROL LA and get emergency medical help right away.
The most common side effects with DETROL LA are:
Medicines like DETROL LA can cause blurred vision, dizziness, and drowsiness.
Do not drive, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how DETROL LA affects you.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
These are not all the side effects with DETROL LA. For a complete list, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Overactive bladder happens when you cannot control your bladder muscle. When the muscle contracts too often or cannot be controlled, you get symptoms of overactive bladder, which are leakage of urine (urge urinary incontinence), needing to urinate right away (urgency), and needing to urinate often (frequency).