Mirabegron – useful for frail older people?

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Authors:
Henry Woodford
Topics:
Continence
Date Published:
16 August 2018
Last updated: 
16 August 2018

Urinary incontinence (UI) in frail older people is both a prevalent and complex problem. While ‘overactive bladder’ (OAB) may play some role, there are significant effects from brain degenerative and cerebrovascular pathologies (‘underactive brain’ if you like), and also an impact from functional decline due to a whole host of co-morbidities.