Flavoxate Hydrochloride Tablets Rx only

Flavoxate hydrochloride tablets contain flavoxate hydrochloride, a synthetic urinary tract spasmolytic.

Chemically, flavoxate hydrochloride is 2-piperidinoethyl 3-methyl-4-oxo-2-phenyl-4 H-1-benzopyran-8-carboxylate hydrochloride. The empirical formula of flavoxate hydrochloride is C ₂₄H ₂₅NO ₄•HCl. The molecular weight is 427.94. The structural formula appears below.

Each tablet for oral administration contains 100 mg flavoxate hydrochloride. In addition, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, hypromellose, polydextrose, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide and triacetin.

Flavoxate hydrochloride counteracts smooth muscle spasm of the urinary tract and exerts its effect directly on the muscle.

In a single study of 11 normal male subjects, the time to onset of action was 55 minutes. The peak effect was observed at 112 minutes. 57% of the flavoxate hydrochloride was excreted in the urine within 24 hours.

Flavoxate hydrochloride tablets are indicated for symptomatic relief of dysuria, urgency, nocturia, suprapubic pain, frequency and incontinence as may occur in cystitis, prostatitis, urethritis, urethrocystitis/urethrotrigonitis. Flavoxate hydrochloride tablets are not indicated for definitive treatment, but are compatible with drugs used for the treatment of urinary tract infections.

Flavoxate hydrochloride is contraindicated in patients who have any of the following obstructive conditions: pyloric or duodenal obstruction, obstructive intestinal lesions or ileus, achalasia, gastrointestinal hemorrhage and obstructive uropathies of the lower urinary tract.

Flavoxate hydrochloride should be given cautiously in patients with suspected glaucoma.

The following adverse reactions have been observed, but there are not enough data to support an estimate of their frequency.

Gastrointestinal: Nausea, vomiting, dry mouth.

CNS: Vertigo, headache, mental confusion, especially in the elderly, drowsiness, nervousness.

Hematologic: Leukopenia (one case which was reversible upon discontinuation of the drug).

Cardiovascular: Tachycardia and palpitation.

Allergic: Urticaria and other dermatoses, eosinophilia and hyperpyrexia.

Ophthalmic: Increased ocular tension, blurred vision, disturbance in eye accommodation.

Renal: Dysuria.

The oral LD ₅₀ for flavoxate hydrochloride in rats is 4273 mg/kg. The oral LD ₅₀ for flavoxate hydrochloride in mice is 1837 mg/kg.

It is not known whether flavoxate hydrochloride is dialyzable.

Flavoxate hydrochloride 100 mg tablets are available as white, round biconvex, film-coated tablets, debossed “ Є 58” on one side and plain on the other side.

Store at 20° - 25°C (68° - 77°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature].
NDC 50268-324-15

10 tablets per card, 5 cards per carton

Dispensed in a blister punch material for Institutional Use Only.

Manufactured for:

AvPAK
A Product of AvKARE
Pulaski, TN 38478

Mfg. Iss. 01/11
AV. Rev. 12/12 ( P)

NDC 50268-324-15
Flavoxate Hydrochloride Tablets
100 mg

Rx Only
50 Tablets (5 X 10) Unit Dose

5026832415

NDC 50268-324-15
Flavoxate Hydrochloride Tablets
100 mg

Rx Only
50 Tablets (5 X 10) Unit Dose

5026832415

Each film-coated tablet contains:
Flavoxate Hydrochloride...............................100 mg

USUAL DOSAGE: See accompanying literature for complete prescribing information.

Store at 20 ^o-25 ^oC (68 ^o-77 ^oF) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature.]

KEEP THIS AND ALL MEDICATION OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

Manufactured for:
AvKARE, Inc.
Pulaski, TN 38478

AvPAK
A PRODUCT OF AvKARE

Mfg. Iss. 08/10           AV 12/12 (P)