HYOSCINE BUTYLBROMIDE = BUTYLSCOPOLAMINE oral

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    Last updated: November 2024

     

     

    Prescription under medical supervision

     

     

    Do not exceed recommended doses, especially in children and older patients (risk of severe anticholinergic effects).

     

    Therapeutic action

    • Antispasmodic

    Indications

    • Spasms of the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary tract

    Forms and strengths

    • 10 mg tablet

    Dosage

    • Adult: 10 to 20 mg, to be repeated up to 3 or 4 times daily if necessary

    Duration

    • According to clinical response; no prolonged treatment.

    Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions

    • Do not administer to patients with urethro-prostatic disorders, cardiac disorders, closed-angle glaucoma.
    • May cause: urinary retention, dryness of the mouth, constipation, blurred vision, tachycardia.
    • Administer with caution and under close supervision to patients taking other anticholinergic drugs (antidepressants, antipsychotics, H-1 antihistamines, antiparkinsonians, etc.).
    • Administer with caution to patients with fever (may affect thermoregulation).
    • Pregnancy: no contra-indication; NO PROLONGED TREATMENT
      Breast-feeding: no contra-indication; NO PROLONGED TREATMENT 

    Remarks

    • Oral antispasmodic drugs are not included in the WHO list of essential medicines.

    Storage

     
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    – Below 25 °C 
     
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