Drotin Tablet
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Product introduction
Drotin Tablet 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.
Drotin Tablet 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 Drotin Tablet
Benefits of Drotin Tablet
In Pain relief
Drotin Tablet 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 Drotin Tablet
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 Drotin
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dryness in mouth
- Vertigo
- Constipation
- Fast heart rate
- Sweating
How to use Drotin Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Drotin Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Drotin Tablet works
Drotin Tablet 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 Drotin Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Drotin Tablet during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
UNSAFE
Drotin Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Driving
UNSAFE
Drotin Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
As Drotin Tablet may cause vertigo.
As Drotin Tablet may cause vertigo.
Kidney
CAUTION
Drotin Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Drotin Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Drotin Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Drotin Tablet?
If you miss a dose of Drotin Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
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Quick tips
- Drotin Tablet 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 Drotin Tablet 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)
Patient concerns
User feedback
Patients taking Drotin Tablet
Twice A Day
100%
What are you using Drotin Tablet for?
Abdominal pai*
54%
Menstrual pai*
31%
Others
15%
*Abdominal pain, Menstrual pain
How much was the improvement?
Average
50%
Poor
33%
Excellent
17%
What were the side-effects while using Drotin Tablet?
No Side Effec*
100%
*No Side Effect
How do you take Drotin Tablet?
With food
100%
Please rate Drotin Tablet on price
Average
67%
Expensive
33%
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Tata 1mg's sole intention is to ensure that its consumers get information that is expert-reviewed, accurate and trustworthy. However, the information contained herein should NOT be used as a substitute for the advice of a qualified physician. The information provided here is for informational purposes only. This may not cover everything about particular health conditions, lab tests, medicines, all possible side effects, drug interactions, warnings, alerts, etc. Please consult your doctor and discuss all your queries related to any disease or medicine. We intend to support, not replace, the doctor-patient relationship.References
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Country of origin: India
Expires on or after: June, 2025
A licensed vendor partner from your nearest location will deliver Drotin Tablet. Once the pharmacy accepts your order, the details of the pharmacy will be shared with you. Acceptance of your order is based on the validity of your doctor's ℞ and the availability of this medicine.
Phone Number: 0124-4166666
Address: 5th Floor Tower - B of the Presidency Building, 46/4 Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, Sector 14, Gurugram, Haryana-122001, India
Expires on or after: June, 2025
A licensed vendor partner from your nearest location will deliver Drotin Tablet. Once the pharmacy accepts your order, the details of the pharmacy will be shared with you. Acceptance of your order is based on the validity of your doctor's ℞ and the availability of this medicine.
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Address: 5th Floor Tower - B of the Presidency Building, 46/4 Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, Sector 14, Gurugram, Haryana-122001, India
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