Urinary incontinence secondary to carvedilol

Authors

  • João Porto Médico do Internato Complementar de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina II dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • José Manuel Silva Assistente Hospitalar de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina II dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • M. B. Alexandrino Chefe de Serviço de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina II dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
  • J. J. Alves de Moura Chefe de Serviço de Medicina Interna e Director do Serviço de Medicina II dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra

Keywords:

beta-blocker, carvedilol, urinary incontinence

Abstract

We present a clinical case-report of a 59-years old woman, with essential hypertension, who
had stress urinary incontinence after taking
carvedilol. This beta-adrenergic antagonist, often used in clinical practice, can cause this secondary effect because of its antagonist action on alpha1-receptors of the urinary tract, which causes relaxation of the urethral sphincter.

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2003-06-30

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Porto J, Silva JM, Alexandrino MB, Alves de Moura JJ. Urinary incontinence secondary to carvedilol. RPMI [Internet]. 2003 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Sep. 7];10(2):87-90. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1802

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2003): Abril/ Junho

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Case Reports

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