Darifenacin is a medication that can be prescribed to treat symptoms of an overactive bladder. This eMedTV resource explains how the medication works, offers dosing guidelines and tips for darifenacin, and describes its effects.
Indigestion or heartburn, nausea, and diarrhea are common side effects of darifenacin. This page on the eMedTV Web site lists other side effects that may occur, including potentially serious ones that may require immediate medical attention.
Darifenacin is used for the treatment of common overactive bladder symptoms. This article from the eMedTV Web site describes the effects of the medication and explains whether there are any off-label darifenacin uses or uses in children.
The highest recommended dose of darifenacin for an overactive bladder is 15 mg once daily. As this eMedTV page explains, most people start with 7.5 mg daily, but darifenacin dosing can be increased to 15 mg if symptoms don't improve in two weeks.
Flecainide, nefazodone, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors may cause drug interactions with darifenacin. This eMedTV Web page contains a more detailed list of medicines that may interact with darifenacin and describes the possible effects.
Darifenacin can decrease your ability to sweat, which may increase your risk of heat stroke. This eMedTV article includes other precautions and warnings with darifenacin and provides a list of people who should not take the medication.
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