How and when to take oxybutynin

You can take oxybutynin with or without food.

How to take standard tablets

Swallow the tablets whole with a drink of water.

How to take slow-release tablets

Slow-release tablets release oxybutynin slowly and evenly throughout the day.

Swallow these tablets whole with a drink of water. Do not break, crush or chew them.

Try to take your tablet at the same time each day. This will help you to remember to take it.

Part of the tablet can pass through your body and you might see it in your poo. Do not worry, this is normal and does not affect the way the medicine works.

How to take liquid

If you're giving this medicine to a child to help stop them wetting the bed, give the last dose just before bedtime.

Oxybutynin liquid will come with a plastic syringe or spoon to help you measure out the right dose. If you do not have one, ask your pharmacist for one. Do not use a kitchen teaspoon as it will not measure the right amount of medicine.

How to use patches

Oxybutynin patches are applied twice a week.

You stick them to your skin like a plaster.

1. Follow the instructions that come with the patches.
2. Remove the old patch before putting on the new one.
3. Put a patch on clean, dry skin on your stomach, hip or bottom twice a week (every 3 or 4 days).
4. Change the patch on the same 2 days every week, such as every Sunday and Wednesday, or every Monday and Thursday.
5. Put the new patch on a different area of your stomach, hips or bottom. Do not put another patch in the same place for at least a week as it may irritate your skin.