Methods and compositions containing bicifadine are provided for the
prevention and treatment of lower urinary tract disorders in mammalian
subjects. The methods and compositions may be used to prevent or treat
urinary incontinence, urinary urgency, nocturia, and enuresis associated
with neurogenic and non-neurogenic overactive bladder, interstitial
cystitis, prostatitis, prostadynia, and benign prostatic hyperplasia,
among other conditions. Additional compositions and methods are provided
which employ bicifadine in combination with a second anti-incontinence
agent, or a different therapeutic agent to yield more effective
anti-incontinence treatment tools, and/or dual activity therapeutic
methods and formulations useful to prevent or reduce urinary incontinence
and one or more additional symptoms such as urinary urgency, overflow,
frequency, or pain in mammalian subjects.