Medicine guide

Tolterodine Tartrate

4 mg · Capsule, Extended Release

  • Prescription only
  • Cholinergic Muscarinic Antagonist
Active substance
Tolterodine
Made by
American Health Packaging

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

What it is for

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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

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Details

Made byAmerican Health Packaging
Active substanceTolterodine
Strength4 mg
FormCapsule, Extended Release
RouteOral
Packs30 BLISTER PACK in 1 BOX, UNIT-DOSE / 1 CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BLISTER PACK
NDC60687-330

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

Other strengths and forms

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

Same active substance

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