Medicine guide

DETROL

As listed in the register: DETROL

1 mg · tablet

  • Prescription only
  • Urinary and reproductive system, hormones
Active substance
Tolterodine Tartrate
Made by
Bgp Pharma Ulc

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

Medicine groupUrinary and reproductive system, hormonesG04BD07

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How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (TOLTERODINE TARTRATE). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

12 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 12.1 Mechanism of Action Tolterodine acts as a competitive antagonist of acetylcholine at postganglionic muscarinic receptors.

Both urinary bladder contraction and salivation are mediated via cholinergic muscarinic receptors.

How the body breaks it down

Tolterodine is extensively metabolized by the liver following oral dosing.

With food

Effect of Food: There is no effect of food on the pharmacokinetics of tolterodine extended release.

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-02-09

Safety of the active substance

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (TOLTERODINE TARTRATE). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Must not be used by
  • Tolterodine tartrate extended-release capsules are contraindicated in patients with urinary retention, gastric retention, or uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma.
  • ( 4 ) Tolterodine tartrate extended-release capsules are contraindicated in patients with urinary retention, gastric retention, or uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma.
Most common side effects

The most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥4% and >placebo) were dry mouth, headache, constipation, and abdominal pain.

Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.

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SpainNo exact match for this strength and form

SwitzerlandNo exact match for this strength and form

Details

Made byBgp Pharma Ulc
Active substanceTolterodine Tartrate
Used inUrinary and reproductive system, hormones
Strength1 mg
Formtablet
ClassificationG04BD07 · Urinary and reproductive system, hormones
Routeoral
Dispensing (as stated by the register)PRESCRIPTION
StatusMarketed
MarketedYes, according to the register
DIN02239064
DPD drug code62518

Source: Drug Product Database · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

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Other strengths and forms

2 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

  • tablet2 products

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.