Mosby's 2014 Nursing Drug Reference (401 page)

ACTION:

Relaxes smooth muscles in urinary tract by inhibiting acetylcholine at postganglionic sites

USES:

Overactive bladder (urinary frequency, urgency), urinary incontinence

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

Hypersensitivity, uncontrolled closed-angle glaucoma, urinary retention, gastric retention

Precautions:
Pregnancy (C), breastfeeding, children, renal/hepatic disease, controlled closed-angle glaucoma, blad
der obstruction, QT prolongation, decreased GI motility

DOSAGE AND ROUTES
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• Adult and geriatric:
PO
2 mg bid; may decrease to 1 mg bid;
EXT REL
4 mg/day, may decrease to 2 mg/day if needed, max 4 mg/day

Hepatic/renal dose

• Adult:
PO
1 mg bid (50% dose) or EXT REL 2 mg/day; CCr ≤30 ml/min, reduce by 50%

Available forms:
Tabs 1, 2 mg; ext rel caps 2, 4 mg

Administer:

• 
Whole; take with liquids; do not crush, chew or break ext rel product; without regard to meals

SIDE EFFECTS

CNS:
Anxiety, paresthesia, fatigue,
dizziness, headache;
increasing dementia, memory impairment

CV:
Chest pain, hypertension,
QT prolongation

EENT:
Vision abnormalities, xerophthalmia

GI:
Nausea, vomiting, anorexia
, abdominal pain, constipation, dry mouth, dyspepsia

GU:
Dysuria, urinary retention, frequency, UTI

INTEG:
Rash, pruritus

RESP:
Bronchitis, cough, pharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection

SYST:
Angioedema, Stevens-Johnson syndrome

PHARMACOKINETICS

Rapidly absorbed; highly protein bound; extensively metabolized by CYP2D6; a portion of the population may be poor metabolizers; excreted in urine, feces

INTERACTIONS

• 
Do not use in those with known hypersensitivity-festerodine

 
Increase:
QT prolongation—class IA/III antidysrhythmics, some phenothiazines, β-agonists, local anesthetics, tricyclics, haloperidol, methadone, chloroquine, clarithromycin, droperidol, erythromycin, pentamidine

Increase:
action of tolterodine—antiretroviral protease inhibitors, macrolide antiinfectives, azole antifungals

Increase:
anticholinergic effect—antimuscarinics

Increase:
urinary frequency—diuretics

Drug/Food

• 
Food increases bioavailability of tolterodine

NURSING CONSIDERATIONS
Assess:

• 
Urinary patterns:
distention, nocturia, frequency, urgency, incontinence

 
Serious skin disorders:
angioedema, Stevens-Johnson syndrome; allergic reactions: rash; if this occurs, product should be discontinued

• 
LFTs at baseline, periodically

 
QT prolongation:
ECG, ejection fraction; assess for chest pain, palpitations, dyspnea

Evaluate:

• 
Decreasing dysuria, frequency, nocturia, incontinence

Teach patient/family:

• 
To avoid hazardous activities; dizziness may occur

• 
Not to drink liquids before bedtime

• 
About the importance of bladder maintenance

• 
Not to breastfeed

• 
To report signs of infection, skin effects

Canada only   Side effects:
italics
= common;
bold
= life-threatening   
Nurse Alert

tolvaptan (Rx)

(tole-vap′tan)

Samsca

Func. class.:
Antihypertensive

Chem. class.:
Vasopressin receptor antagonist, V2

ACTION:

Arginine vasopressin (AVP) antagonist with affinity for V2 receptors; level of circulating AVP in circulating
blood is critical for the regulation of water and the electrolyte balance, and it is usually elevated with euvolemic/hypervolemic hyponatremia

USES:

Hypervolemic/euvolemic hyponatremia with heart failure, cirrhosis, SIADH

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

Hypersensitivity, hypovolemia, anuria

Precautions:
Pregnancy (C), breast-feeding, children, dehydration, geriatric, hepatic disease, hyperkalemia

 

Black Box Warning:

Alcoholism, malnutrition

DOSAGE AND ROUTES
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• Adult:
PO
15 mg daily; after 24 hr, may increase to 30 mg daily; max 60 mg/day

Available forms:
Tab 15, 30 mg

Administer:

• 
PO with/without food

• 
Avoid fluid restriction for first 24 hr

• 
Initiate in hospital setting

SIDE EFFECTS

CNS:
Fever

CV:
Ventricular fibrillation, DIC, stroke, thrombosis

GI:
Nausea, vomiting, constipation, colitis

GU:
Polyuria

HEMA:
Bleeding

META:
Dehydration, hyperglycemia, hyperkalemia, hypernatremia

MS:
Rhabdomyolysis

RESP:
Respiratory depression, pulmonary embolism

PHARMACOKINETICS

Peak 2-4 hr, protein binding 99%, metabolized by CYP3A4, terminal half-life 12 hr

INTERACTIONS

Increase:
concentrations of tolvaptan—CYP3A4 inhibitors (efavirenz, fosamprenavir, quiNINE); P-gp inhibitors (cycloSPORINE, azithromycin, mefloquine, palperidone, propafenone, quiNIDine, testosterone)

Decrease:
conc of tolvaptan—CYP3A4 inducers (carBAMazepine, dexamethasone, etravirine, flutamide, griseofulvin, metyrapsone, modafinil, nafacillin, nevirapine, OXcarbazepine, phenytoin, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapendine, topiramate)

Drug/Herb

Decreased:
tolvaptan effect: CYP3A4 inducer (St. John’s wort)

Drug/Food

• 
Grapefruit juice: do not use together

NURSING CONSIDERATIONS
Assess:

• 
Renal, hepatic function

• 
Frequent sodium vol status; overly rapid correction of sodium conc (12 mEq/L per 24 hr), may result in osmotic demyelination syndrome, may occur in alcoholism, severe malnutrition, advanced liver disease, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone

• 
CV status: ventricular fibrillation, hypertension; monitor B/P, pulse

• 
Monitor electrolytes (sodium, potassium)

Evaluate:

• 
Therapeutic response: correction of serum sodium levels

Teach patient/family:

• 
To avoid pregnancy, breastfeeding while taking this product

• 
About administration procedure and expected results

• 
To report difficulty swallowing, speaking, seizures, dizziness, drowsiness; embolism may be the cause

Canada only   Side effects:
italics
= common;
bold
= life-threatening   
Nurse Alert

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