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Risk of Serious Falls Associated With Oxybutynin and Tolterodine: A Population Based Study

Abstract

PURPOSE: We compared the short-term risk of falls among recipients of oxybutynin or tolterodine to treat urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a population based, retrospective cohort study with propensity score matching among patients 66 years old or older who commenced treatment with oxybutynin or tolterodine in Ontario, Canada. The primary outcome was a hospital visit for a fall within 90 days of drug initiation. …

Authors

Gomes T; Juurlink DN; Ho JM-W; Schneeweiss S; Mamdani MM

Journal

Journal of Urology, Vol. 186, No. 4, pp. 1340–1344

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

10 2011

DOI

10.1016/j.juro.2011.05.077

ISSN

0021-0005