Use of the non-opiate analgesic drug flupirtine for the treatment of overactive bladder and associated diseases including urge incontinence, urinary flow problems as a result of prostate hyperplasia and irritable bowel syndrome

摘要

The present invention is directed to the prevention, reversal and medical treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction including bladder instability and other related diseases as described below including urinary flow problems, urgency and incontinence as a result of prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and to the prevention, reversal and medical treatment of irritable bowl syndrome (IBS) with special focus on the diarrhea-predominant and mixed diarrhea-constipation type IBS, both in human beings and animals.