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Flavoxate (fla-VOX-ate) belongs to the group of medicines called antispasmodics. It is taken by mouth to help decrease muscle spasms of the bladder and relieve difficult urination. Flavoxate is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form: Oral Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Flavoxate is used to relieve painful, frequent, or nighttime urination and urgency that may occur with infections of the prostate, bladder, or kidneys. The drug works by relaxing the muscles involved with urination. However, Flavoxate is not an antibiotic; it does not cure infections. Flavoxate is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Flavoxate comes as a tablet. Flavoxate usually is taken three or four times a day. This drug may be taken with or without food. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Flavoxate exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Brand names: - Flavoxate - Urispas |