DETROL LA (tolterodine tartrate) by Viatris is receptors. First approved in 2000.
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DETROL LA is an extended-release oral capsule containing tolterodine tartrate, a selective muscarinic receptor antagonist approved in 2000. It treats overactive bladder by reducing urinary frequency and urgency through blockade of cholinergic muscarinic receptors in the bladder. The drug is metabolized to 5-hydroxymethyl tolterodine (5-HMT), an active metabolite that contributes significantly to therapeutic effect.
Product is in late-stage patent life with minimal Part D volume (1,762 claims in 2023), indicating a mature, declining franchise with reduced commercial team expansion opportunities.
receptors. Both urinary bladder contraction and salivation are mediated via cholinergic muscarinic receptors. After oral administration, tolterodine is metabolized in the liver, resulting in the formation of 5-hydroxymethyl tolterodine (5-HMT), the major pharmacologically active metabolite. 5-HMT,…
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