15 Mg Oxybutynin Er Pill In Stool

I take 15 mg Oxybutynin ER in the evening. This morning it came out whole in my stool. What's going on?

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Hello, Karin! How are you?

I understand your concern, but I can assure you that it's completely normal. Some time released medications, such as this one, use the outer shell as part of the time release mechanism and it is not intended to be dissolved by your stomach acid.

Think of it this way... the outer shell basically has 2 little holes in it, that are covered by a light coating and not very easy to see, the inner components are something similar to a sponge, plus the active medication... when you swallow the pill, your stomach acid dissolves that thin coating over the holes, then the sponge starts to absorb some stomach acid/fluids, which forces the medication slowly out of the other one and, that's how they ensure that some are time released. You can read more details on this, if you'd like, in various FDA and NIH articles.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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