Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension
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Product introduction
Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension 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 spasms like menstrual pain, pain due to kidney stones, pain due to biliary stones, and gastrointestinal colicky pain.
Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension can be taken with or without food, but better to take it at the same time every day for better results. The dose and how often you take it depend 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 due to low blood pressure, if that happens take precautions 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 taking this medicine.
Uses of Drotacan Oral Suspension
Benefits of Drotacan Oral Suspension
In Pain relief
Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension 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 Drotacan Oral Suspension
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 Drotacan
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dryness in mouth
- Vertigo
- Constipation
- Fast heart rate
- Sweating
How to use Drotacan Oral Suspension
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a measuring cup and take it by mouth. Shake well before use. Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Drotacan Oral Suspension works
Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension 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 Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
UNSAFE
Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Driving
UNSAFE
Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
As Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension may cause vertigo.
As Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension may cause vertigo.
Kidney
CAUTION
Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Drotacan Oral Suspension?
If you miss a dose of Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
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Quick tips
- Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension 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 Drotacan 10mg/5ml Oral Suspension 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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Country of origin: India
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