Is it overactive bladder?

The box answers with a rule. You may have overactive bladder if you have had 2 or more of these symptoms for at least 3 months.

  1. Urinary frequency

    The need to urinate more often than usual, typically more than 8 times in 24 hours.

  2. Urinary urgency

    A strong need to urinate right away.

  3. Urge incontinence

    Leaking or wetting yourself if you cannot control the urge to urinate.

2 or moreof the three, for at least3 months

Frequent urination can have other causes too. The label names urinary tract infections, diabetes and early pregnancy, and it tells you to see your doctor first if you think one of them applies.

Label on file: NIH DailyMed, Oxytrol for Women (oxybutynin) patch, Drug Facts label, version 7, read 8 October 2026.

Four days per patch

A patch is worn for 4 days. A box of 8 covers 32 days, and a box of 4 covers 16.

Orders are placed with our retail partner.

How you wear it

The directions on the box come down to four steps.

  1. Open 1 pouch and put the patch on right away, on clean, dry, smooth skin on your abdomen, hips or buttocks.

  2. Wear it under clothing and keep it out of sunlight. Do not cut the patch into smaller pieces.

  3. Wear only 1 patch at a time, for 4 days in a row.

  4. After 4 days, take it off, fold it in half with the sticky sides together and throw it away where children and pets cannot reach it. Put the new patch on a different place.

The Oxytrol for Women box of 4 patches beside three patch outlines

Three places are named on the label

  • Abdomen
  • Hips
  • Buttocks

A new place each time you change the patch.

Who it is not for

The label lists the cases where you should not use the patch. Read them before you order. Nothing here replaces the box in your hand.

Do not use the patch if you:

  • are male. Your symptoms may be due to a more serious condition.
  • are under the age of 18. It is not known if it works or is safe in children.
  • only experience accidental urine loss when you cough, sneeze or laugh, you may have stress incontinence. This product will not work for that condition.
  • have been told by a doctor you have urinary retention (are not able to empty your bladder)
  • have been told by a doctor you have gastric retention (your stomach empties slowly after a meal)
  • have glaucoma
  • are allergic to oxybutynin

Every warning on the label, line by line

See your doctor first if you have

  • pain or burning when urinating. These symptoms may also be accompanied by a fever or chills.
  • blood in your urine
  • unexplained lower back or side pain
  • urine that is cloudy, or foul-smelling
Not medical advice

Nothing here is medical advice. Read the whole Drug Facts label before use, and ask a doctor or pharmacist about your own case.

What buyers say

All buyer reviews
  • 5 out of 5

    Great for international travel

    I use these when traveling internationally where public toilets are hard to find. I am 67 and have a bit of urgency that this controls.

    Jetpuffed, United States, September 23, 2026 · verified purchase
    About Oxytrol for Women 8-Patch Box
  • 5 out of 5

    Oxytrol Patch works well for me!

    As of right now, weeks into using these patches, replacing with a new one every 4 days, I love these. They've changed my life. I feel like I'm catching up on years of interrupted sleep! Now I only have to take a few visits to the bathroom. Before, I felt like I had to go constantly and was always uncomfortable. Now, I feel so much more confident about being able to live my life, and my sleep is so much better.The only dislike I have is the redness on my skin, but I'm going to try rotating where I put the patch and see if that helps. I'm assuming maybe the redness is from me using the same location. I'm giving it 5 stars though because overall, this has been a huge benefit for me and I plan to continue using it.

    ACW, United States, May 22, 2025 · verified purchase
    About Oxytrol for Women 4-Patch Box
  • 5 out of 5

    It Works For Me!!

    I've had nighttime bladder issues for years, getting up every 2 hours to use the bathroom.Nothing changed the first two nights wearing the patch. The third night I slept through the night --six hours uninterrupted!! No issues!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Shirley E., United States, May 27, 2026 · verified purchase
    About Oxytrol for Women 8-Patch Box
  • 4 out of 5

    Pretty Effective

    These were recommended to me by my physician. At first I thought they were awesome but after about a month they didn’t seem as effective as they were at first. I’ll keep using them and see how it goes.

    Renee Wagner, United States, May 16, 2024 · verified purchase
    About Oxytrol for Women 8-Patch Box
  • 3 out of 5

    Wouldnt repurchase

    I didnt find this very useful. If anything i think it was the placebo effect that made me go less

    Hannah henderson, United States, May 2, 2025 · verified purchase
    About Oxytrol for Women 4-Patch Box
  • 5 out of 5

    They Work for Me!

    A woman of a 'certain age' I am a bit prone to urgent bladder. It's o.k. when I'm home but a bit nervewracking when traveling or out in public. I've been using these patches for travel for a number of years and they do work. One patch placed on the lower abdomen lasts four days. They are not prone to coming off during a shower or swimming. They're indetectable under clothing. And they do help that urgency situation.

    Keyboardlady215, United States, April 12, 2025 · verified purchase
    About Oxytrol for Women 8-Patch Box

What Oxytrol for Women is

Oxytrol for Women is a skin patch for women with overactive bladder. You do not swallow it. You press it onto clean, dry skin on your abdomen, hips or buttocks, and it stays there for 4 days under your clothes.

Each patch carries one active ingredient, oxybutynin, at 3.9 mg a day. The front of the box calls that full prescription strength, and the phrase has a history. The same patch was sold by prescription for years before it moved to the open shelf in 2013.

The box is easy to spot. It is bright pink, with a blue silhouette of a woman in a dress beside the name and a ribbon that reads "Relief from Overactive Bladder". A small moon in the corner carries the line that sums up the routine: 1 patch treats for 4 days and 4 nights.

The Oxytrol for Women box of 4 patches, a 16-day supply

Why a patch, and for whom

The label is narrow on purpose, and we like that about it. Oxytrol for Women is for women 18 and older. It is not for men, and it is not for children. It treats overactive bladder, and the box defines that with three symptoms: going more often than usual, a strong need to go right away, and leaking when you cannot hold the urge.

It will not help with leaks that come only when you cough, sneeze or laugh. The label states it in plain words, because that is stress incontinence, a different condition. If that is your only symptom, this is the wrong box, and it is better to know it before you pay.

A patch suits you if you would sooner change something twice a week than remember a pill every day. It asks for a little care in return. You move it to a new spot each time, you keep it out of the sun, and you watch the skin under it. Some buyers report itching or redness, and the label warns about both.

The Oxytrol for Women box of 8 patches, a 32-day supply
  • Urinary frequency
  • Urinary urgency
  • Urge incontinence

How we help you choose

We are an independent shop guide, with no ties to the brand owner. Our part is to read the whole Oxytrol for Women range on sale and set the numbers side by side.

There are two boxes, one with 4 patches and one with 8. They are sold in packs of 1, 2, 3 or 6 boxes, and the price of a day shifts from pack to pack. It runs from $0.80 to $1.38 a day, and the gap is worth a minute of your time.

Start small if the patch is new to you. The label says to stop and ask a doctor if your condition does not improve after 2 weeks, and one box of 4 covers 16 days. If the patch works for you, the larger packs bring the price of a day down.

  • 8-patch box, 3 boxes$0.80 a day
  • 8-patch box, 6 boxes$0.81 a day
  • 8-patch box, 2 boxes$0.85 a day
  • 4-patch box, 1 box$1.12 a day
  • 4-patch box, 2 boxes$1.38 a day
Price of one day of wear, by pack.
Oxytrol for Women 8-Patch Box, 3 boxes, 24 patches

Oxytrol for Women 8-Patch Box

3 boxes, 24 patches · 96 days · $76.90 · $0.80 a day

Get the Patch on Amazon

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Oxytrol for Women at a glance

Oxytrol for Women is a brand of overactive bladder patches for women, sold on Amazon, known for its 8-Patch Box.

oxytrolforwomen.org is an independent shop guide to the Oxytrol for Women patch: pack sizes, prices, the label and buyer reviews.

U.S. trademark
OXYTROL, Reg. No. 2764846, registered September 16, 2003
Registered for
Class 5: medical transdermal patches for the delivery of anticholinergic agents
Over the counter since
January 25, 2013date the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the switch from prescription to over-the-counter sale
Active ingredient
Oxybutynin 3.9 mg/day in each patch
Where it is sold
Amazon, from pharmacies and other shops
Boxes
8 patches (32-day supply) and 4 patches (16-day supply)
Best-known box
8-Patch Box, 8 patches for 32 days

The full brand record

Oxytrol by the dates

Four dates from public records trace the path from a trademark filing to the box on sale today.

More about the brand
  1. 2000

    The application to register OXYTROL is filed on November 8.

    Source: USPTO, application serial 76162253, read 8 October 2026
  2. 2003

    The U.S. trademark office registers OXYTROL on September 16 as Reg. No. 2764846.

    Source: USPTO, registration 2764846, read 8 October 2026
  3. 2013

    On January 25 the patch is approved for sale over the counter as Oxytrol for Women.

    Source: FDA, Drugs@FDA, NDA 202211, read 8 October 2026
  4. 2025

    The current Drug Facts label is published on January 9.

    Source: NIH DailyMed, label version 7, read 8 October 2026

Three quick answers

What is Oxytrol for Women?

Oxytrol for Women is an over-the-counter skin patch with oxybutynin 3.9 mg/day that treats overactive bladder in women 18 and older. One patch is worn for 4 days in a row, then replaced with a new one.

Is Oxytrol for Women still being sold?

Yes. Five packs of Oxytrol for Women are on sale through our retail partner, from $17.88. The current Drug Facts label was published on January 9, 2025.

Where can I buy Oxytrol for Women?

Each buy button opens the pack at our retail partner, where pharmacies and other shops offer it. The five packs hold from 4 to 48 patches.

A photo of the Oxytrol for Women box of 4 patches, front panel

Ready to order?

Every Oxytrol for Women pack on sale is one tap away. Check the box count before you pay: packs hold from 4 to 48 patches.

Oxytrol for Women on Amazon

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