Overactive bladder: Oral:
Immediate release: 20 mg twice daily
Extended release: 60 mg once daily in the morning
CrCl ≥30 mL/minute: No dosage adjustment provided in manufacturer's labeling. However, renal impairment increases systemic exposure to trospium. Monitor for increased adverse effects.
CrCl <30 mL/minute:
Immediate release: 20 mg once daily at bedtime
Extended release: Use not recommended
Mild impairment: No dosage adjustment provided in manufacturer's labeling.
Moderate to severe impairment: No dosage adjustment provided in manufacturer's labeling; use with caution.
Elderly ≥75 years: Immediate release: Consider initial dose of 20 mg once daily (based on tolerability); Extended release: Refer to adult dosing.
The following adverse drug reactions and incidences are derived from product labeling unless otherwise specified.
>10%: Gastrointestinal: Xerostomia (9% to 22%)
1% to 10%:
Cardiovascular: Tachycardia (<2%)
Central nervous system: Headache (4% to 7%), fatigue (2%)
Dermatologic: Skin rash (<2%), xeroderma
Gastrointestinal: Constipation (9% to 10%), abdominal pain (1% to 3%), dyspepsia (1% to 2%), flatulence (1% to 2%), abdominal distention (<2%), nausea (1%), dysgeusia, vomiting
Genitourinary: Urinary tract infection (1% to 7%), urinary retention (≤1%)
Infection: Influenza (2%)
Ophthalmic: Dry eye syndrome (1% to 2%), blurred vision (1%)
Respiratory: Nasopharyngitis (3%), dry nose (1%)
<1%, postmarketing, and/or case reports: Anaphylaxis, angioedema, back pain, chest pain, confusion, delirium, dizziness, drowsiness, fecal impaction, gastritis, hallucination, heat intolerance, hypertensive crisis, inversion T wave on ECG, palpitations, rhabdomyolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, supraventricular tachycardia, syncope, visual disturbance
Hypersensitivity to trospium or any component of the formulation; patients with or at risk of urinary retention, gastric retention, uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma
Concerns related to adverse effects:
• Angioedema: Cases of angioedema involving the face, lips, tongue, and/or larynx have been reported. Immediately discontinue if tongue, hypopharynx, or larynx are involved.
• CNS effects: May cause drowsiness, confusion, dizziness, hallucinations, and/or blurred vision, which may impair physical or mental abilities; patients must be cautioned about performing tasks which require mental alertness (eg, operating machinery or driving).
Disease-related concerns:
• Alzheimer's disease: Use with caution in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
• Bladder flow obstruction: Use with caution in patients with bladder flow obstruction; may increase the risk of urinary retention.
• Gastrointestinal obstructive disorders: Use with caution in patients with gastrointestinal obstructive disorders (ie, pyloric stenosis); may increase the risk of gastric retention.
• Glaucoma: Use with caution in patients with controlled (treated) narrow-angle glaucoma.
• Hepatic impairment: Use with caution in patients with moderate or severe hepatic impairment.
• Myasthenia gravis: Use with caution in patients with myasthenia gravis due to decreased GI motility.
• Renal impairment: Use immediate release formulation with caution in patients with renal impairment; dosage adjustment is required. Use of the extended release formulation is contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment (CrCl <30 mL/minute).
• Ulcerative colitis: Use with caution in patients with ulcerative colitis due to decreased GI motility.
Concurrent drug therapy issues:
• Medications eliminated by active tubular secretion (ATS): ATS is a route of elimination; use caution with other medications that are eliminated by ATS (eg, procainamide, pancuronium, vancomycin, morphine, metformin, and tenofovir).
• Sedatives: Effects with other sedative drugs or ethanol may be potentiated.
Dosage form specific issues:
• Extended release: Ethanol should not be ingested within 2 hours of the administration of the extended release formulation; may increase incidence of drowsiness.
Excipient information presented when available (limited, particularly for generics); consult specific product labeling.
Capsule Extended Release 24 Hour, Oral, as chloride:
Generic: 60 mg
Tablet, Oral, as chloride:
Generic: 20 mg
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Capsule ER 24 Hour Therapy Pack (Trospium Chloride ER Oral)
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20 mg (per each): $0.50 - $6.00
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Tablet, Oral, as chloride:
Trosec: 20 mg
Generic: 20 mg
Immediate release: Administer with water on an empty stomach at least 1 hour prior to meals.
Extended release: Administer in the morning with water on an empty stomach at least 1 hour before a meal.
Bariatric surgery: Some institutions may have specific protocols that conflict with these recommendations; refer to institutional protocols as appropriate. ER capsules should be swallowed whole. Do not crush or chew. IR formulation is available. If safety and efficacy can be effectively monitored, no change in formulation or administration is required after bariatric surgery.
Overactive bladder: Treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urgency, incontinence, and urinary frequency
Beers Criteria: Trospium is identified in the Beers Criteria as a potentially inappropriate medication in patients 65 years and older due to its strong anticholinergic properties (Beers Criteria [AGS 2023]).
Substrate of MATE1/2-K, OCT1, OCT2;
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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: May decrease therapeutic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may decrease therapeutic effects of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors. Risk C: Monitor
Aclidinium: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk X: Avoid
Acrivastine: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects: May increase anticholinergic effects of Trospium. Risk C: Monitor
Alcohol (Ethyl): May increase CNS depressant effects of Trospium. Management: Avoid consuming any alcohol within 2 hours of taking a dose of trospium XR. Alcohol may increase sedation and CNS depressant effects of trospium XR. Risk D: Consider Therapy Modification
Amantadine: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Benperidol: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may decrease therapeutic effects of Benperidol. Risk C: Monitor
Benztropine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Benztropine. Risk C: Monitor
Biperiden: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Biperiden. Risk C: Monitor
Bornaprine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Bornaprine. Risk C: Monitor
Botulinum Toxin-Containing Products: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Bromperidol: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Bromperidol. Risk C: Monitor
Buclizine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Buclizine. Risk C: Monitor
Cannabinoid-Containing Products: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase tachycardic effects of Cannabinoid-Containing Products. Risk C: Monitor
Chlorprothixene: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Chlorprothixene. Risk C: Monitor
Cimetropium: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Cimetropium. Risk X: Avoid
CloZAPine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase constipating effects of CloZAPine. Management: Consider alternatives to this combination whenever possible. If combined, monitor closely for signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal hypomotility and consider prophylactic laxative treatment. Risk D: Consider Therapy Modification
Cyclizine: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Darifenacin: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Darifenacin. Risk C: Monitor
Dicyclomine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Dicyclomine. Risk C: Monitor
Dimethindene (Systemic): Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Dimethindene (Systemic). Risk C: Monitor
DroNABinol: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase tachycardic effects of DroNABinol. Risk X: Avoid
Eluxadoline: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase constipating effects of Eluxadoline. Risk X: Avoid
Fesoterodine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Fesoterodine. Risk C: Monitor
FluPHENAZine: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Gastrointestinal Agents (Prokinetic): Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may decrease therapeutic effects of Gastrointestinal Agents (Prokinetic). Risk C: Monitor
Gepotidacin: May decrease anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Glucagon: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase adverse/toxic effects of Glucagon. Specifically, the risk of gastrointestinal adverse effects may be increased. Risk C: Monitor
Glycopyrrolate (Oral Inhalation): Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Glycopyrrolate (Oral Inhalation). Risk X: Avoid
Glycopyrrolate (Systemic): Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Glycopyrrolate (Systemic). Risk C: Monitor
Glycopyrronium (Topical): May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk X: Avoid
Ipratropium (Nasal): May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Ipratropium (Oral Inhalation): May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk X: Avoid
Itopride: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may decrease therapeutic effects of Itopride. Risk C: Monitor
Levosulpiride: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may decrease therapeutic effects of Levosulpiride. Risk X: Avoid
Maprotiline: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Maprotiline. Risk C: Monitor
Melperone: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Methotrimeprazine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Methotrimeprazine. Risk C: Monitor
Methscopolamine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Methscopolamine. Risk C: Monitor
Mirabegron: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase adverse/toxic effects of Mirabegron. Risk C: Monitor
Nitroglycerin: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may decrease absorption of Nitroglycerin. Specifically, anticholinergic agents may decrease the dissolution of sublingual nitroglycerin tablets, possibly impairing or slowing nitroglycerin absorption. Risk C: Monitor
OLANZapine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of OLANZapine. Risk C: Monitor
Opioid Agonists: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase adverse/toxic effects of Opioid Agonists. Specifically, the risk for constipation and urinary retention may be increased with this combination. Risk C: Monitor
Opipramol: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Oxatomide: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk X: Avoid
OxyBUTYnin: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of OxyBUTYnin. Risk C: Monitor
Perazine: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Perphenazine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Perphenazine. Risk C: Monitor
Potassium Chloride: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase ulcerogenic effects of Potassium Chloride. Management: Patients on drugs with substantial anticholinergic effects should avoid using any solid oral dosage form of potassium chloride. Risk X: Avoid
Potassium Citrate: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase ulcerogenic effects of Potassium Citrate. Management: Patients on drugs with substantial anticholinergic effects should avoid using any solid oral dosage form of potassium citrate. Risk X: Avoid
Pramlintide: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. These effects are specific to the GI tract. Risk X: Avoid
Promethazine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Promethazine. Risk C: Monitor
Propantheline: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Propantheline. Risk C: Monitor
Propiverine: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
QuiNIDine: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk C: Monitor
Ramosetron: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase constipating effects of Ramosetron. Risk C: Monitor
Revefenacin: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Revefenacin. Risk X: Avoid
Rivastigmine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may decrease therapeutic effects of Rivastigmine. Rivastigmine may decrease therapeutic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Management: Use of rivastigmine with an anticholinergic agent is not recommended unless clinically necessary. If the combination is necessary, monitor for reduced anticholinergic effects. Risk D: Consider Therapy Modification
Scopolamine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Scopolamine. Risk C: Monitor
Secretin: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may decrease therapeutic effects of Secretin. Management: Avoid concomitant use of anticholinergic agents and secretin. Discontinue anticholinergic agents at least 5 half-lives prior to administration of secretin. Risk D: Consider Therapy Modification
Sofpironium: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Sofpironium. Risk X: Avoid
Thiazide and Thiazide-Like Diuretics: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase serum concentration of Thiazide and Thiazide-Like Diuretics. Risk C: Monitor
Thiothixene: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Thiothixene. Risk C: Monitor
Tiapride: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may decrease therapeutic effects of Tiapride. Risk C: Monitor
Tiotropium: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Tiotropium. Risk X: Avoid
Tolterodine: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Tolterodine. Risk C: Monitor
Topiramate: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase adverse/toxic effects of Topiramate. Risk C: Monitor
Trimethobenzamide: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Trimethobenzamide. Risk C: Monitor
Umeclidinium: May increase anticholinergic effects of Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects. Risk X: Avoid
Zuclopenthixol: Agents with Clinically Relevant Anticholinergic Effects may increase anticholinergic effects of Zuclopenthixol. Risk C: Monitor
Ethanol: Ethanol may increase the peak (maximum) serum concentration of trospium when consumed within 2 hours of taking extended release trospium. Management: Avoid consuming any alcohol within 2 hours of taking a dose of extended release trospium.
Food: Administration with a fatty meal reduces the absorption and bioavailability of trospium. Management: Administer 1 hour prior to meals or an empty stomach. Administer extended release capsules in the morning with a full glass of water.
Adverse events were observed in animal studies.
It is not known if trospium is excreted in breast milk. According to the manufacturer, the decision to continue or discontinue breast-feeding during therapy should take into account the risk of exposure to the infant and the benefits of treatment to the mother.
Anticholinergic effects (eg, dry mouth, constipation, dizziness); renal function; postvoid residual urine volume at baseline and as clinically indicated thereafter (AUA [Lerner 2021]); urinary tract infection prior to initiation of therapy (ACOG 2015).
Trospium antagonizes the effects of acetylcholine on muscarinic receptors in cholinergically innervated organs. It reduces the smooth muscle tone of the bladder.
Absorption: <10%; decreased with a high-fat meal
Distribution: Vd: 395 to >600 L, primarily in plasma
Protein binding: 48% to 85% in vitro
Metabolism: Hypothesized to be via esterase hydrolysis and conjugation; forms metabolites
Bioavailability: Immediate release formulation: ~10% (range: 4% to 16%)
Half-life elimination: Immediate release formulation: 20 hours
Severe renal insufficiency (CrCl <30 mL/minute): ~33 hours; extended release formulation: ~35 hours
Time to peak, plasma: 5-6 hours
Excretion: Feces (85%); urine (~6%; mostly as unchanged drug) primarily via active tubular secretion
Altered kidney function: In patients with severe renal function impairment, there is a 4.2- and 1.8-fold increase in mean AUC and Cmax, respectively, and prolonged elimination t½.
Hepatic function impairment: In patients with mild or moderate hepatic impairment, the Cmax increased 12% and 63%, respectively (immediate release).
Sex: Pharmacokinetic data are conflicting. In patients 60 to 75 years of age, exposure was 45% lower in females compared with males when a single 40 mg immediate-release dose was administered. AUC and Cmax were 26% and 68% higher, respectively, in females without hormone therapy compared with males.