Acupaz

by Glitz

Active ingredients: Hyoscyamine, Hyoscyamine (& salts)

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About Hyoscyamine

Antispasmodic & Anticholinergic

Uses

Spasm and painful conditions of the gastro intestinal, genito-urinary and biliary tracts.

How to take it

DROP: The following dosage may be repeated every 4 hr. Adults: 20-40 drops. Children: 1-10 yr, 10-20 drops. TABLET: Adults: 125-250 mcg may be given three to four times daily. Children: Not recommended.

Side effects

Constipation, transient bradycardia (followed by tachycardia, palpitation and arrhythmias), reduced bronchial secretions, urinary urgency and retention, dilatation of the pupils with loss of accommodation, photophobia, dry mouth, flushing and dryness of the skin. Side-effects that occur occasionally include confusion (particularly in the elderly), nausea, vomiting and giddiness. Very rarely, angle-closure glaucoma may occur.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy: Contraindicated in pregnancy. Lactation: Caution advised or effect undetermined. Contraindications: Antimuscarinics are contra-indicated in Myasthaenia gravis (but may be used to decrease muscarinic side-effects of anticholinesterases), paralytic ileus, pyloric stenosis, toxic megacolon and prostatic enlargement. Precautions: Antimuscarinics should be used with caution in Down's syndrome, in children and in the elderly; they should also be used with caution in gastro-esophageal reflux disease, diarrhoea, ulcerative colitis, autonomic neuropathy, acute myocardial infarction, hypertension, conditions characterised by tachycardia (including hyperthyroidism, cardiac insufficiency,…

Advice

Take 30 to 60 minutes before meals. Swallow whole, do not crush or chew extended release form. Take bedtime dose at least 2 hours after last meal of day. To take sublingual tablet, place it under tongue and allow to dissolve. To take orally-disintegrating tablet, place it on tongue and allow to disintegrate before swallowing, it may be taken with or without food. Contact prescriber if there is blurred vision, headache, flushing, tachycardia, nervousness, constipation, dizziness, insomnia, mental confusion or excitement, dry mouth, altered taste perception, dysphagia, palpitations, bradycardia, urinary hesitancy or retention, impotence, decreased sweating. Void immediately before taking…

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Interactions with Hyoscyamine

Amantadine, atenolol, digoxin, phenothiazines, tricyclic antidepressants.

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