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Gelnique® is the treatment for overactive bladder that provides excellent efficacy and fits into a woman's skin care routine.

71% Median percentage reduction in daily incontinance episodes.

Prescribe Gelnique as first-line drug therapy to help successfully treat OAB symptoms

Gelnique demonstrates a significant reduction in wetting episodes—including those patients who experience more than 5 wetting episodes per day at baseline2,3,*,†

*In a phase 3, 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study comparing Gelnique® (n=389) to placebo (n=400).

†Median reduction in daily incontinence episodes from baseline to week 12 with placebo was 55.6%.

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Gelnique® (oxybutynin chloride) Gel 10% [prescribing information]. Corona, CA: Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; 2009.
Data on file. Watson Laboratories, Inc.
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Gelnique is indicated for the treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency.

Important Safety Information

The most commonly reported adverse events associated with the use of Gelnique included dry mouth (6.9%), urinary tract infection (6.9%) and application site reactions (5.4%). Gelnique is contraindicated in patients with urinary retention, gastric retention, uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma, or known hypersensitivity to Gelnique, including skin hypersensitivity and in patients who are at risk for these conditions. Gelnique should be used with caution in patients with hepatic or renal impairment, clinically significant bladder outflow obstruction, myasthenia gravis, and gastrointestinal obstructive disorders. Gelnique should also be used with caution in patients with conditions such as ulcerative colitis, intestinal atony, gastroesophageal reflux and those concurrently taking drugs that can cause or exacerbate esophagitis. Transference of oxybutynin to another person can occur when vigorous skin-to-skin contact is made with the application site. Patients should be instructed to avoid open fire or smoking until the gel has dried.