10.1177/0897190004263216 ARTICLETANYA C. KNIGHT-KLIMASMANAGEMENT OF URIN RY INCONTINENCE Current Management of Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence is an underreported, underdiagnosed, andundertreated condition erroneously thought bymanypa-tients to be a normal part of aging. This article briefly dis-cusses transient urinary incontinence and then focuses on the different types of established incontinence. Specifically, the article discusses preferred terminology associated with urinary incontinence and describes the different types, causes, nonpharmacologic options, and pharmacologic options for managing overactive bladder syndrome, stress incontinence, and overflow incontinence. It briefly discusses mixed urinary incontinence and functional incontinence. The role of the pharmacist in working with patients, care-givers, and other health care professionals to optimize man-agement of urinary incontinence is discussed throughout. KEYWORDS:Urinary incontinence,overactivebladder syndrome,overflowincontinence,oxybutynin, tolterodine