Dretrik 40mg Injection
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Product introduction
Dretrik 40mg Injection is an antispasmodic medicine. It is used in the treatment of menstrual pain and abdominal pain. It provides relief from pain due to smooth muscle spasm like menstrual pain, pain due to kidney stones, pain due to biliary stone and gastrointestinal colicky pain.
Dretrik 40mg Injection is given as an injection under the medical supervision of a doctor. The dose and how often you take it depends on what you are taking it for. Your doctor will decide how much you need to improve your symptoms. You should take this medicine for as long as it is prescribed for you.
The most common side effects of this medicine include nausea, vomiting, and dryness in the mouth. If these bother you or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them. It may also make you feel dizzy as of low blood pressure if happens take caution while driving.
Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you have ever had severe heart disease or have blood pressure issues, or you have liver or kidney disease. Your doctor should also know about all other medicines you are taking as many of these may make this medicine less effective or change the way it works. Your doctor may check blood pressure regularly while on treatment with this medicine.
Uses of Dretrik Injection
Benefits of Dretrik Injection
In Pain relief
Dretrik 40mg Injection effectively relieves sudden muscle spasms or contractions in the stomach and intestine (gut), thereby improving the pain. This helps to treat abdominal pain (or stomach pain) as well as cramps, bloating and discomfort associated with menstrual cycles or kidney stones also. Take it as it is prescribed to get the most benefit. Eventually, it will help you to go about your daily activities more easily and have a better, more active, quality of life.
Side effects of Dretrik Injection
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Dretrik
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dryness in mouth
- Vertigo
- Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
- Fast heart rate
- Sweating
How to use Dretrik Injection
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
How Dretrik Injection works
Dretrik 40mg Injection is an anti-spasmodic medicine which relieves contractions (spasms) associated with smooth muscles in the abdomen.
Safety advice
Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Dretrik 40mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Dretrik 40mg Injection during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
UNSAFE
Dretrik 40mg Injection is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Driving
UNSAFE
Dretrik 40mg Injection may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
As Dretrik 40mg Injection may cause vertigo.
As Dretrik 40mg Injection may cause vertigo.
Kidney
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Dretrik 40mg Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Dretrik 40mg Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Dretrik Injection?
If you miss a dose of Dretrik 40mg Injection, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
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Quick tips
- Dretrik 40mg Injection helps relieve pain due to smooth muscle spasms such as menstrual pain, pain due to kidney stone, and colicky pain.
- Take it as per dose and duration suggested by your doctor.
- It may cause a drop in your blood pressure. Monitor your blood pressure regularly and inform your doctor if you have a history of low blood pressure.
- Use caution while driving or doing anything that requires concentration as Dretrik 40mg Injection may cause dizziness.
- Inform your doctor if you have severe kidney, liver, or heart disease.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Papaverine Derivatives
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
GASTRO INTESTINAL
Action Class
Phosphodiesterase-IV inhibitors (Smooth Muscle Relaxant)
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- Drotaverine. Lake forest, Illinois: Animal Health; 2017. [Accessed 03 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from:
- Muscle Relxants: Drotaverine. In: National Formulary of India. 5th ed. New Delhi: Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission. 2016. p. 615.
Marketer details
Name: Lanark Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Address: Lanark Laboratories Private Limited, Uchani, G.T. Road, Karnal-132001, Haryana, India
Country of origin: India
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