How To Use Solifenacin (Vesicare)

Solifenacin comes in the form of a tablet and liquid suspension to be taken by mouth once daily. You can take this medicine with or without food. Try to take it at around the same time every day — this will help you remember to take your medicine.

Read the prescription label carefully and follow your doctor’s dosing instructions. Do not change the dose or dosing frequency without your doctor’s approval.

Swallow the tablets whole without cutting, chewing, or crushing them. Shake the oral suspension of solifenacin well before use. Use a medicine dose-measuring device such as a dosing syringe (and not a kitchen spoon) to measure liquid medicine accurately. You can swallow the solifenacin oral suspension directly from the syringe and follow it up with a little bit of milk or water (other drinks and food may cause a bitter taste). 

Your doctor may increase your dose after you have been on the medicine for some time, depending on how you tolerate it. Solifenacin will help to control overactive bladder symptoms but will not treat the condition. Continue taking the medicine even if your symptoms are well controlled.

Missed dose: If you miss a dose of solifenacin, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose or extra medicine to make up for a missed dose. Make sure you don’t take more than one dose of solifenacin on the same day, i.e., in a 24-hour period.

Storage: Store solifenacin at room temperature (between 15-30° C or 59-86° F) away from moisture, heat, and direct light in its original container, tightly closed. Do not store medications in the bathroom where they can be exposed to moisture and heat. Keep all medications safely out of reach of children and pets.

Unused medicine: Unused solifenacin should be disposed of in a way that other people, children, and pets cannot get to them. Do not throw solifenacin in the trash or flush it down the toilet. The best way to dispose of expired or unneeded solifenacin is through a drug take-back program or your local waste disposal company. Learn more about proper medication disposal. 

NOTE: This medication guide is a summary and may not contain all possible drug information on solifenacin. The information contained here may not be up-to-date. This sheet is for information purposes only. If you have questions about solifenacin, talk to your doctor for medical advice.

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