Hyoscine Butylbromide

Generic Name: Hyoscine butylbromide

Brand Names:

Availability: Available with Prescription

Drug Class: Antispasmodics

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

- Below 25 °C