HYOSPASMOL is used in the treatment of conditions associated with gastrointestinal spasm.
1. What HYOSPASMOL is and what it is used for.
2. What you need to know before you take/use HYOSPASMOL.
Contraindications
- Enlarged prostate.
- Closed angle glaucoma or narrow angle between the iris and cornea as HYOSPASMOL increases intra-ocular pressure.
Warnings and special precautions
Antimuscarinic medicines should be used with caution in conditions characterised by tachycardia such as thyrotoxicosis, cardiac insufficiency or failure, and in cardiac surgery, where it may further accelerate the heart-rate. Care is required in patients with acute myocardial infarction as ischaemia and infarction may be made worse.
Porphyria
The safe use of HYOSPASMOL is contentious in patients with porphyria.
HYOSPASMOL contains lactose monohydrate and sucrose which may have an effect on the glycaemic control of patients with diabetes mellitus. Patients with the rare hereditary conditions of galactose intolerance e.g. galactosaemia, Lapp lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption, sucrose-isomaltase insufficiency or fructose intolerance should not take HYOSPASMOL.
3. How to take/use HYOSPASMOL.
Dosage and directions for use
Adult dose: 20 mg four times daily.
Paediatric dose: Children 1 to 3 years: 5 mg to 10 mg three times daily.
Children 3 to 6 years: 10 mg three times daily.
Children 6 to 12 years: 10 mg to 20 mg three times daily.
4. Possible side effects.
Dryness of the mouth, with difficulty in swallowing and talking, thirst, dilatation of the pupils (mydriasis) with loss of accommodation (cycloplegia) and photophobia, flushing and dryness of the skin, transient bradycardia followed by tachycardia, with palpitations and dysrhythmias, and urinary urgency, difficulty and retention, as well as reduction in the tone and motility of the gastrointestinal tract leading to constipation. Occasionally vomiting, giddiness and staggering may occur. Retrosternal pain may occur due to increased gastric reflux.
5. How to store HYOSPASMOL.
Store at or below 25 °C. Protect from light and moisture. Keep in original packaging until required for use. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.