NO-SPA (40mg) 20 Tablets

This medicine is used to get relief from pain. It contains Drotaverine, an antispasmodic agent, which inhibits Phosphodiesterase (PDE) IV, while increasing cAMP levels, leading to smooth muscle relaxation.

Drotaverine 40mg

Antispasmodic Drug

Tablet

Drotaverine is utilized for the following therapeutic indications:

• Relief of smooth muscle spasms in the gastrointestinal tract, biliary system, and urogenital tract
• Treatment of dysmenorrhea
• Management of renal colic

Follow these dosage instructions:

• Adult Dosage

The recommended daily dosage is 40mg. The maximum dose is 80mg/daily.

• Child Dosage

The child's dosage is 20mg daily orally.

Overdose symptoms include weakness, malaise, dizziness, vomiting, headache, a drop in blood pressure, and sleepiness. Seek emergency medical help if you notice any of these symptoms.

If you miss a dose, make sure to take it as soon as possible the same day. If you don't remember missing the dose, don't double it. Consult your doctor on how to adjust the missing doses.

Take one tablet per day, with or without food as your doctor has recommended. Swallow the tablet with water and don't chew it. Take the medication regularly and at the same time each day to get the most benefit from it.

Do not use this medication during:

• Pregnancy
• Paralytic ileus (intestinal blockage caused by a malfunction in nerves and muscles)
• Pyloric stenosis (narrowing of the opening between the stomach and the first part of the small intestine)
• Toxic megacolon (widening of large intestine)
• Prostatic enlargement (enlargement of the prostate gland)

Common side effects include:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Dry body
• Pulse rate change
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Breathing difficulty
• Allergic to the skin
• Face, lips, eyelashes, and tongue swelling
• Blood pressure drop
• Vertigo
• Constipation
• Disturbed sleep
• Dermatitis

You should understand these cautions before taking the medicine:

• Talk to your doctor if you have hypersensitivity or allergic reactions to any of the components in the medicine.
• Talk to your doctor if you have liver or kidney disease, heart disease, GERD, or you are an elderly patient.
• Do not consume alcohol while taking this medication.

This medicine may interact with these drugs:

• Anti-Parkinson (levodopa)
• Painkillers
• Anti-muscarinic drugs
• Benzodiazepines

Store the medicine at room temperature and keep out of direct sunlight, excessive heat, and moisture. Keep the medicine out of the reach of children and animals. Do not use the medication past its expiration date.

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Always follow your doctor's advice, and never self-medicate.