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PAD Profile : Oxybutynin - Hyperhidrosis

Brand Names Include :
Ditropan

Traffic Light Status

Status 1 of 2.

Status :
Blue
Important
Formulations :
  • Capsules
  • Capsules (slow release)
  • Tablets
  • Tablets (slow release)
Important Information :
On recommendation from specialist team. Modified release may be used for patients with intolerable side effects to IR formulation
Trust Alignment :
Primary Care
ASPH
RSFT
SASH
SABP
Links :
Comments :
No comments returned.
Documents :

Status 2 of 2.

Status :
Non Formulary
Formulations :
  • Elixir
  • Liquid
  • Oral solution
  • Oral suspension
  • Patches
Trust Alignment :
Primary Care
ASPH
RSFT
SASH
SABP
Links :
Comments :
No comments returned.
Documents :

Guidelines

No guidelines returned.

Other Drugs

No drugs returned.

Other Indications

Additional Documents

No additional documents returned.

Committee Recommendations

Date
Committee Name
Narrative
06 April 2022
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)

The Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee agree the traffic light status of the antimuscarinic preparations as follows:

Note that advice provided in CKS should be followed prior to initiation of the treatments below:

Oxybutynin (off label for hyperhidrosis)
BLUE on recommendation by the specialist team 

  • Immediate release (IR) preferred choice antimuscarinic treatment option 
  • Modified release (MR) preparation may be used for patients with intolerable side effects to IR preparation.

All other oxybutynin formulations (Liquid and patches) for hyperhidrosis

  • Non-formulary

Propantheline (licensed for hyperhidrosis)
BLUE on recommendation from the specialist team 

  • Offered after oxybutynin if intolerable side effects or inefficacy to that treatment

Glycopyrronium oral (off label for hyperhidrosis)
RED traffic light status

  • Treatment choice after oxybutynin and propantheline if they have not been tolerated or have not been effective
  • More expensive than other treatment options in primary care, although significantly less costly in secondary care

Associated BNF Codes

07. Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders
07.04.02. Drugs for urinary frequency enuresis and incontinence
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