BUTYLPAN

BUTYLPAN 

COMPOSITION

Each sugar coated tablet contains :

• Hyoscine butylbromide………………………………………………………….10 mg
• Excipients : q.s. ………………………………………………One sugar coated tablet

THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES:

• Antispasmodic with atropine-like properties.

INDICATION :

• Proposed as a treatment for spasmodic and/or painful manifestations: in gastroenterology, biliary tract diseases, in urology, in gynecology, in obstetrics, and in radiology.

CONTRAINDICATION:

• Risk of urinary retention due to urethro-prostatic disorders.
• Risk of glaucoma due to angle closure

IN CASE OF DOUBT, IT IS NECESSARY TO ASK

FOR THE ADVICE OF YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.

WARNING AND PRECAUTION:

• Prostatic hypertrophy,
• Hepatic or renal insufficiency,
• Chronic bronchitis due to increased viscosity of bronchial secretions,
• In pregnant women: administration should be cautious towards the end of pregnancy due to the risk of atropine-like effects in the infant (meconium ileus),
• In breastfeeding women: should be avoided; due to passage into breast milk, atropine-like effects may occur in the infant at therapeutic doses.

SIDE EFFECTS:

• Thickening of bronchial secretions.
• Accommodation disturbances.
• Tachycardia, palpitations.
• Urinary retention.
• Irritability and confusion in elderly individuals

DOSAGE:

Oral route

Adults

• For maintenance treatment:
  1 or 2 sugar coated tablets, two or three times a day.

Children:

• Ages 5 to 15 years old : 1 or 2 sugar coated tablets per day.

CONSERVATION:

• Store below 30^oC, avoid light and humidity
• Keep out of reach and sight of children.
• Do not use after expiry date.