LIVING WITH OVERACTIVE BLADDER (OAB) SYMPTOMS

Ever find yourself cutting activities short to deal with your overactive bladder symptoms? If so, you're not alone.

These are just a few ways people living with OAB may adjust their lifestyles to cope with their symptoms:

Changing travel plans

Exercising less or not at all

Limiting activities

Listen to Kate, a patient with overactive bladder, talk about how she coped with her symptoms

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It was embarrassing, I would have to run to the restroom, always in fear that I would have leakage.”

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Kate, a real GEMTESA patient who has been compensated for her participation in this video

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When I started noticing my overactive bladder, OAB, symptoms it was about two years ago.”

[Text on screen] More Than My OAB: Kate’s GEMTESA Journey

Coping with Overactive Bladder

Kate is a real patient taking GEMTESA who has been compensated by Urovant Sciences for her participation in this video.

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I’m a waitress and it was so difficult for me to do my job. It was embarrassing, I would have to run to the restroom, always in fear that I would have leakage.

OAB symptoms impacted my personal life. I never could be present in my relationship. I was always in fear that he would find out that I was wearing pads. I always had that drawer where I would hide my pads and hope that he would never find that drawer.

After my relationship had ended, I realized that I needed to seek professional help.

I believe, for me, taking the first step was finding a healthcare professional that I could talk to and feel comfortable with.”

[Text on screen] GEMTESA is a prescription medication for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in adults with symptoms of leakage episodes, urgency, and frequency. Please see Important Safety Information at the end of this video.

Coping with OAB symptoms?

It may be time to talk to a healthcare professional about GEMTESA.

Do not take if you have a known allergic reaction to GEMTESA or its ingredients. Tell your doctor right away if you are unable to empty your bladder or if you have a weak urine stream.

[Text on screen] GEMTESA may increase your chances of not being able to empty your bladder.

Tell your doctor if you are taking medicines that contain digoxin, or if you have liver or kidney problems.

Side effects may include headache, common cold symptoms, diarrhea, nausea, urinary tract and upper respiratory tract infection.

[Text on screen] Available by prescription only. Call 1-833-UROVANT.

Full Product Information can be found at GEMTESA.com/PI

These overactive bladder coping techniques may also be familiar to you

Wearing panty liners, pads, or absorbent briefs daily
Packing extra underwear, pads, or clothes in case of an accident
Mapping out the closest bathrooms when traveling or leaving home
Carefully planning your commute

What is GEMTESA?

GEMTESA is a prescription medicine for adults used to treat the following symptoms due to a condition called overactive bladder:

urge urinary incontinence: a strong need to urinate with leaking or wetting accidents
urgency: the need to urinate right away
frequency: urinating often

It is not known if GEMTESA is safe and effective in children.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Do not take GEMTESA if you are allergic to vibegron or any of the ingredients in GEMTESA.

Before you take GEMTESA, tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including if you have liver problems; have kidney problems; have trouble emptying your bladder or you have a weak urine stream; take medicines that contain digoxin; are pregnant or plan to become pregnant (it is not known if GEMTESA will harm your unborn baby; talk to your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant); are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed (it is not known if GEMTESA passes into your breast milk; talk to your doctor about the best way to feed your baby if you take GEMTESA).

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your doctor and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

What are the possible side effects of GEMTESA?
GEMTESA may cause serious side effects including the inability to empty your bladder (urinary retention). GEMTESA may increase your chances of not being able to empty your bladder, especially if you have bladder outlet obstruction or take other medicines for treatment of overactive bladder. Tell your doctor right away if you are unable to empty your bladder.

The most common side effects of GEMTESA include headache, urinary tract infection, nasal congestion, sore throat or runny nose, diarrhea, nausea and upper respiratory tract infection. These are not all the possible side effects of GEMTESA. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see full Prescribing Information.

LIVING WITH OVERACTIVE BLADDER (OAB) SYMPTOMS

These are just a few ways people living with OAB may adjust their lifestyles to cope with their symptoms:

Listen to Kate, a patient with overactive bladder, talk about how she coped with her symptoms

These overactive bladder coping techniques may also be familiar to you

Tired of just coping with OAB symptoms? Use this self-assessment tool to help start a conversation with your doctor

Tired of just coping with OAB symptoms?

Use this self-assessment tool to help start a conversation with your doctor