This medicine is used to treat and prevent pain and dysfunction associated with smooth muscle spasm.
drotaverine
This medicine is used in control and prevention of pain and dysfunction caused by smooth muscle spasm (sudden and involuntary muscle contraction).
Contradications
Antimuscarinics are contraindicated in patients of myasthenia gravis (neuromuscular disorder characterized by skeletal muscle weakness) but may be used to decrease the side effects of anticholinesterases. This medication is contraindicated in patients suffering from paralytic ileus (intestinal blockage caused by malfunction in nerves and muscles), pyloric stenosis (narrowing of the opening between stomach and first part of small intestine), toxic megacolon (widening of large intestine), and prostatic enlargement (enlargement of prostate gland).
Side effects
Patients administered with this medication may experience constipation (difficulty in passing stool), transient bradycardia (slow heart rate) followed by tachycardia (rapid heart rate), palpitation (sensation that your heart has skipped a beat), and arrhythmias (abnormal rate and rhythm of heartbeat). Patients may also experience urinary urgency and retention, dilation of pupils with loss of accommodation (unresponsive pupils), dry mouth, flushing (temporary redness), dryness of skin, confusion, nausea (feeling like vomiting), vomiting, and giddiness (tendency to fall).
Expert Advice
- Take with or without meals.
- Keep this medication away from children.
- Before using this medication, look for particles or discolouration.
FAQs
What is Drotaverine used for?
Is Drotaverine a painkiller?
Intravenous drotaverine provides effective pain relief in more than two-thirds of patients with renal (kidney) colic (pain).
Is Drotaverine safe?
Drotaverine hydrochloride is an effective and safe pharmaceutical agent in the management of recurrent abdominal pain.
Is Drotaverine safe in lactation?
This medicine is not recommended to be used by breastfeeding women.
Is Drotaverine an Nsaid?
Drotaverine is an antispasmodic medicine which relieves contractions (spasms) associated with smooth muscles in the abdomen.
How to administer this medicine?
This medicine is used orally or intravenously. The oral form can be taken with or without meals. The injectable form is injected into a vein by a medical professional. However, if you are self-injecting or doing it at home, ensure that you follow the correct procedure and all relevant precautions. The dose is dependent on the age, condition and its severity. The lowest oral dose should be used for the elderly.
Contraindications:
Patients with Myasthenia gravis, gastrointestinal disorders, and prostatic enlargement.
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