Buscopan Tab
Information About Buscopan Tab
About Buscopan Tab
Medicine Brand Buscopan Tab is manufactured by German Remedies and mainly contents the generic drug Hyoscine Butylbromide.
Pakaging
10
Active Ingredients For Buscopan Tab
Hyoscine Butylbromide 10 mg
Diseases List For Which Buscopan Tab Is Prescribed
This Drug Is Prescribed For stomach pain persistent diarrhoea
Other Significations For Buscopan Tab
This Medication Hyoscine is used to treat a number of problems It is a direct relaxant of smooth muscle such as is found in the gut intestine and bladder andor tubes leading to the outside the genitourinary tract and is sometimes known as an antispasmodic antimuscarinic or anticholinergic drug It is used to relieve cramps in the stomach intestine and genitourinary tract and other conditions characterised by spasm of the smooth muscles found in these areas In general this drug is used to manage the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome a common intestinal condition which causes spasm and pain in the intestine as well as stomach pain persistent diarrhoea sometimes alternating with periods of constipation and wind flatulence Other uses include treatment of spasms in the genitourinary tract Injections of hyoscine are also used to prevent muscle spasm during diagnostic procedures such as inserting an endoscope down the gullet or for the treatment of shortterm spasms of the gall bladder biliary colic or the tubes connecting the kidneys to the bladder called the ureter renal colic Benefits of being on this drug include reducing the painful and troublesome symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome
Precautions To Be Taken Before Buscopan Tab
Other antispasmodics eg atropine propantheline or dicycloverine Antihistamines such as those used to treat allergies travel sickness or cough and cold remedies eg promethazine chlorphenamine or diphenhydramine Antisickness medicines eg hyoscine hydrobromide cyclizine domperidone or metoclopramide Antidepressants eg tricyclic antidepressants TCAs such as amitriptyline or clomipramine and any monoamine oxidase inhibitors MAOIs such as moclobemide Antiarrhythmics to control heartbeat rhythm problems eg disopyramide Antifungals eg ketoconazole Antipsychotics used in conditions such as schizophrenia eg haloperidol chlorpromazine or clozapine Others amantadine used in Parkinsons disease tiotropium and ipratropium both used to treat lung conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD
Major Conditions And Care
Pregnancy And Buscopan Tab
Can We Take Buscopan Tab During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy Class : C Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and wellcontrolled studies in humans but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks
Lactation And Buscopan Tab
Can We Use Buscopan Tab During Lactation
Lactation Class L4 There is positive evidence of risk to a breastfed infant or to breastmilk production but the benefits of use in breastfeeding mothers may be acceptable despite the risk to the infant eg if the drug is needed in a lifethreatening situation or for a serious disease for which safer drugs cannot be used or are ineffective
Side Effects Of Buscopan Tab
Nausea stomach upset skin rash acute toxicity