Drotin Injection
2ml Injection in AmpouleMRP ₹38.65
₹28.99
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WALTER BUSHNELL LTD
Dosage
INJECTION
Expiry
Product Summary
| Salt Content | Drotaverine(40.0 Mg/2ml) |
| Uses | Pain due to cramps and spasm |
| Therapy | Anti-spasmodics |
| Side effects | Dizziness, feeling of heat, sleeplessness |
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Medical Description
Drotin injection is an anti-spasmodic medicine containing drotaverine. It helps in pain relief due to spasms. Drotin injection works by relaxing the smooth muscle. Therefore, it provides relief from spasms and pain. This medicine will be given to you in a hospital or clinic by a doctor or nurse as an injection. You should avoid self-injecting.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or are breastfeeding and about your detailed medical history before starting the Drotin injection.
It's important to let your doctor know if you have a history of severe heart disease, high blood pressure, liver, or kidney disease before taking this medication. Your doctor should also be informed of any additional medications you are taking, as some of them may potentially lessen the efficacy or change the mode of action of these medicines. It's possible that your doctor will need to check your blood pressure routinely throughout this treatment.
Uses
Contraindications
- If you are allergic to drotaverine or any of the ingredients of Drotin injection.
- If you have liver, kidney or heart-related problems.
- This medicine is not recommended to be used in children below the age of 12.
Side effects
- Feeling of heat
- Dizziness
- Injection site reactions
- Rarely you may experience nausea, constipation, headache, rash.
Precautions and Warnings
Pregnancy
Breast Feeding
Driving
Alcohol
Other General Warnings
- You had or have benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).
- You have a liver, kidney or heart-related disease.
- You are pregnant or are breastfeeding.
- You have an eye condition such as close angle glaucoma.
Directions for Use
- Drotin injection will be given to you in the hospital by your doctor or nurse
- Follow any instructions suggested by the doctor or nurse during the procedure or for aftercare.
Storage and disposal
- Keep this medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
- Store Drotin injection under the conditions mentioned on the package.
Quick Tips
- Drotin injection is an anti-spasmodic medicine, a medicine that helps in pain relief due to spasms. It is used to relieve stomach and abdominal pain, cramps, spasms and menstrual pain.
- It should be taken as directed by the doctor and in doses and duration as prescribed.
- Medicines used to treat Parkinson's disease, like levodopa, may not work properly if taken along with this medicine, and you may experience shakiness, disbalance and rigidity.
- You should take Drotin injection with food or after meals to avoid stomach discomfort.
- Drotin side effects may rarely include nausea, constipation, headache, dizziness and rash. However, these symptoms are usually mild and resolve on their own.
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Interactions with other medicines
- Medicines used to treat Parkinson's disease like levodopa may not work properly if taken along with this medicine and you may experience shakiness, disbalance and rigidity.
- Some medicines can affect the way Drotin injection works or this medicine itself can reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
- Tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interaction.
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Manufacturer Details
Brand:DROTIN
Manufacturer Name:WALTER BUSHNELL LTD
Address:<p>1. Walter Bushnell, Unit No. 6, LSC, S-Block, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110017</p>
Country of Origin:India
Vendor Details
Fulfillment Information: Drotin 40 MG/2ML Injection (2) will be delivered by a licensed retail pharmacy nearest to your location. Order acceptance and fulfillment are dependent upon the verification of your doctor's valid prescription (where applicable) and the current stock of this medicine.
References:
- Drotaverine Injection [Internet]. RUE Belmedpreparaty - pharmaceutical enterprise in the Republic of Belarus. 2021 [cited 13 December 2021]
- Drotaverine: Uses, Interactions, Mechanism of Action | DrugBank Online [Internet]. Go.drugbank.com. 2021 [cited 13 December 2021]
- Tripathi K. Essentials of medical pharmacology. 7th ed. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System: 92-140.
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