Marsha Guess, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at Yale University, discusses overactive bladder treatment with newer drugs such as trospium chloride, and reminds physicians to take cost into consideration when prescribing these drugs.

Reading:
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Sand PK. The evolution of transdermal therapy for overactive bladder. Curr Urol Rep. 2009 Sep;10(5):338-41.

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