Drotin Injection
Product Info
| Prescription required | Yes |
| Marketer | Walter Bushnell |
| Active Ingredient | Drotaverine (40mg) |
| Storage | Store below 30°C |
| Chemical Class | Papaverine Derivatives |
| Habit Forming | No |
| Therapeutic Class | GASTRO INTESTINAL |
| Action Class | Phosphodiesterase-IV inhibitors (Smooth Muscle Relaxant) |
| User Rating | 5.0 |
| User Reviews | 779 |
FAQ
Drotin Injection Reviews
Drotin is given as an injection under the medical supervision of a doctor. The dose and how often you take it depends 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 as of low blood pressure if happens take caution 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 on treatment with this medicine.
How Drotin Injection Works
How to Use Drotin Injection
Benefits of Drotin Injection
- In Pain relief: Drotin 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.
Uses of Drotin Injection
- Pain relief
Drotin Injection Side Effects
Safety Tips
Quick Tips
- Use caution while driving or doing anything that requires concentration as Drotin may cause dizziness.
- Drotin helps relieve pain due to smooth muscle spasms such as menstrual pain, pain due to kidney stone, and colicky pain.
- Inform your doctor if you have severe kidney, liver, or heart disease.
- 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.
- Take it as per dose and duration suggested by your doctor.
References
- Drotaverine. Lake forest, Illinois: Animal Health; 2017.
- Muscle Relxants: Drotaverine. In: National Formulary of India. 5th ed. New Delhi: Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission. 2016. p. 615.