HYOSCINE BUTYLBROMIDE

Hyoscine butylbromide

Consumer Medicine Information

What is in this leaflet reduces the peristalsis (wave-like • rash, itching or hives on contractions) of smooth muscle the skin. This leaflet answers some resulting in relief from spasms in common questions about certain organs in the digestive You should not take Hyoscine Medsurge Hyoscine Butylbromide system. Butylbromide injection if you solution for injection. have: Your doctor, however, may have It does not contain all the prescribed Hyoscine • myasthenia gravis - a available information. It does not Butylbromide injection for another condition in which the take the place of talking to your purpose. muscles become weak doctor or pharmacist. and tire easily Always consult your doctor or The information in this leaflet was pharmacist if the pain does not • glaucoma - high pressure last updated on the date listed on improve within 48 hours or if pain in the eye the final page. More recent worsens after treatment. • porphyria – a rare blood information on the medicine may Ask your doctor if you have pigment disorder be available. any questions about why this • a suspected or confirmed You should ensure that you medicine has been prescribed blockage of the bowel speak to your pharmacist or for you. doctor to obtain the most up- • a condition where the This medicine is only available to-date information on the bowel is blocked and with a doctor's prescription. medicine. does not work properly (paralytic or obstructive Those updates may contain ileus). Symptoms include important information about the Before you use severe medicine and its use which you with lack of stools and/or should be aware. Hyoscine Butylbromide nausea/vomiting All medicines have risks and injection • a very enlarged bowel benefits. Your doctor has (megacolon) weighed the risks of you being When you must not have given this medicine against the this medicine • tachyarrhythmia – a fast benefits they expect it will have heart rate for you. You should not have Hyoscine • achalasia – a condition Butylbromide injection if you If you have any concerns about that causes difficulty in are allergic to hyoscine being given this medicine, talk swallowing food to doctor or pharmacist. butylbromide or any of the ingredients listed at the end of • prostatic hypertropy – Keep this leaflet. this leaflet. If you are uncertain prostate problems. as to whether you have such You may need to read it again. an allergy you should raise this These conditions are best concern with your doctor or explained by your doctor or pharmacist. pharmacist. What Hyoscine Some of the symptoms of an Do not give it to a child under Butylbromide allergic reaction may include: the age of 6 years. injection is used for Safety and effectiveness in • shortness of breath Hyoscine Butylbromide injection children younger than 6 years is an medicine. It • wheezing or difficulty have not been established. breathing relieves the pain of stomach and Your doctor will not give bowel cramps by helping your • swelling of the face, lips, Hyoscine Butylbromide digestive system to relax. tongue or other parts of injection by the intramuscular Hyoscine Butylbromide injection the body route if you are taking medicines used to prevent

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blood clots. In this case, your Taking other medicines Ask for your doctor's advice if you doctor may choose to give you are pregnant, or likely to become Hyoscine Butylbromide Tell your doctor if you are pregnant during your course of injection by an intravenous taking any other medicines medication. Special care is route. including any that you buy recommended during , without a prescription from particularly in the first three Do not use this medicine after your pharmacy, supermarket months. the expiry date (EXP) printed or health food shop. on the pack. Breastfeeding Some medicines and Hyoscine If you are given it after the expiry Butylbromide injection may Ask for your doctor's advice if you date has passed, it may not work interfere with each other. These are breastfeeding or likely to very well. include: breastfeed during the course of your medication. Special care is Do not use this medicine if the • medicines used to treat recommended if you are packaging is torn or shows or prevent nausea and breastfeeding as no studies have signs of tampering or if the vomiting such as been conducted in nursing injection shows any visible women. signs of deterioration. • medicines used to treat Children If it has expired or is damaged, malaria such as quinine return it to your pharmacist for Hyoscine Butylbromide injection disposal. • medicines used to treat may be given to children under the symptoms of the advice of your doctor. If you are not sure whether you Parkinson's disease such should start taking this as amantadine Ability to drive or operate medicine, talk to your machinery pharmacist or doctor. • medicines used to treat some mental conditions In rare cases, Hyoscine Butylbromide injection may cause Before you start to have such as tri and tetracyclic drowsiness. If affected, do not this medicine antidepressants and drive or operate machinery. antipsychotics Tell your doctor if you have allergies to any other • medicines used to treat medicines, foods, allergies such as Do not drink alcohol while on preservatives or dyes. antihistamines medication with Hyoscine Butylbromide injection. Alcohol Tell your doctor immediately if • medicines for the may increase the chance of side your abdominal pain continues treatment of depression, effects such as drowsiness. or worsens or occurs with heart disease or symptoms like: respiratory disease such • fever as tiotropium, ipratropium or -like How to use Hyoscine • nausea compounds Butylbromide • vomiting • any other medicine for injection • changes in bowel the treatment of stomach Follow all directions given to movements or bowel condition. you by your doctor or pharmacist carefully. • fainting These medicines may be affected by Hyoscine Butylbromide They may differ from the • blood in faeces. injection or may affect how well it information contained in this Tell your doctor if you are works. You may need to use leaflet. pregnant or plan to become different amounts of the If you do not understand the pregnant or are breast-feeding. medicines or take different medicines. instructions on the box, ask If you have not told your your doctor or pharmacist for doctor about any of the above, Your doctor or pharmacist has help. tell them before you start more information on medicines to taking Hyoscine Butylbromide be careful with or avoid while How much medicine is injection. using this medicine. given Pregnancy

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Adults and adolescents over injection for you. 12 years: Things you must do Ask your doctor or pharmacist The recommended dose is one or to answer any questions you two ampoules (20 – 40 Before you start on a new may have. milligrams). It can be given as a medicine, remind your doctor Tell your doctor as soon as slow intravenous, intramuscular and pharmacist that you are possible if you do not feel well or subcutaneous injection. The being given Hyoscine while you are having Hyoscine maximum dose per day is 100 Butylbromide injection. Butylbromide injection. milligrams (equivalent to five Tell any other doctors and ampoules). Do not be alarmed by this list pharmacists who treat you that of possible side effects. Infants and young children: you are having this medicine. Not everybody experiences them. The recommended dose in Tell your doctor immediately if severe cases is 0.3 – 0.6 mg/kg your abdominal pain continues Many of the side effects listed for bodyweight, to be administered or worsens or occurs with Hyoscine Butylbromide injection by slow intravenous, symptoms like: are due to its anticholinergic intramuscular or subcutaneous properties. If side effects occur, injection several times a day. The • fever they are usually mild when maximum daily dose of 1.2 mg/kg • nausea should not be exceeded. Hyoscine Butylbromide injection • vomiting is used at the recommended Your doctor might prescribe a dose, and may disappear when different dose or duration of • changes in bowel you have stopped taking treatment to that described here. movements Hyoscine Butylbromide injection. If you want more information, • fainting Tell your doctor or ask your doctor. • blood in faeces. pharmacist if you notice any Hyoscine Butylbromide injection Tell your doctor or pharmacist of the following and they should only be used under the if you begin taking any other worry you: supervision of a doctor and in a medicine while you are taking setting where appropriate Hyoscine Butylbromide • dry mouth equipment is readily available for injection. • fast heart rate diagnosis and patient monitoring. Cramps in the stomach or bowel • reduced sweating If you use too much may be temporary or may signal (overdose) the presence of a more serious • rash problem. • itching Overdose of Hyoscine Butylbromide injection is unlikely Always consult your doctor or • redness of the skin as it is used under medical pharmacist if the pain is severe • a skin condition called supervision. If you do receive too or does not improve within 48 much Hyoscine Butylbromide hours of taking Hyoscine dyshidrosis injection, signs may include Butylbromide injection. • difficulty passing urine drowsiness, dry mouth, difficulty Things you must not do • allergic reactions (such passing urine, reddening of the skin, decreased gastrointestinal Do not drink alcohol while you as skin rashes, or tract movement, fast heart rate are being given this medicine. swelling of the face and and sight disturbances. difficulty in breathing)

Tell your doctor or healthcare • sudden life-threatening immediately if you experience Side effects allergic reactions any signs of overdose. All medicines may have some ( with unwanted side effects. episodes of shortness of Sometimes they are serious but breath and shock). While you are given most of the time they are not. • dizziness Hyoscine Your doctor has weighed the Butylbromide risks of this medicine against the • a drop in blood pressure benefits they expect it will have • flushing

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• temporary blurred vision medicine. You should tell your Butylbromide solution for (due to reduced eye focusing). doctor or pharmacist if you injection is available in clear glass ampoules containing a Very rarely there have also notice anything unusual, during or after taking Hysocine clear, colourless or almost been isolated reports of coma, colourless solution in the Butylbromide injection. hallucinations (seeing, feeling following presentation and pack or hearing things that are not After having it sizes. there), dystonia (unusual Storage Presentation Pack Sizes muscle tone causing distortion (Ampoules) of the body), confusion, Keep the unopened ampoules 20 mg in 1 mL 5 x 20 mg/1 mL; agitation and dizziness. in a cool, dry place where the temperature stays below 25°C. 10 x 20 mg/1 mL These side effects were Not all pack sizes are marketed. relieved when the patients Do not store it or any other stopped Hyoscine Butylbromide medicine in the bathroom, near Ingredients a sink or on a windowsill. injection therapy and received Active ingredient: appropriate medical treatment. Do not leave it in the car. 1 mL of Medsurge Hyoscine If any of the following Heat and damp can destroy Butylbromide solution for injection happen, tell your doctor some medicines. 20 mg in 1 mL contains 20 mg of immediately or go to Keep it where children cannot hyoscine butylbromide. Accident and Emergency at reach it. Inactive ingredients: your nearest hospital: A locked cupboard at least one- • sodium chloride • allergic reactions (such and- a-half metres above the as skin rashes, or ground is a good place to store • hydrochloric acid medicines. swelling of the face and • sodium hydroxide difficulty in breathing). Each ampoule can be used only • water for injections. • sudden life-threatening once and unused contents of opened ampoules must be allergic reactions This medicine does not contain discarded. (anaphylaxis with lactose, sucrose, gluten, tartrazine or other azo dyes. episodes of shortness of Disposal breath and shock). If your doctor tells you to stop Sponsor The above list includes very having this medicine or the New Zealand Sponsor serious side effects. You may medicine has passed the expiry date, ask your Medicianz Healthcare Limited need urgent medical attention or P.O. Box 331054 hospitalization. pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. Takapuna When seeking medical Auckland 0622 attention take this leaflet and Email: [email protected] any remaining medicine with Telephone: 0800 788 261 you to show the doctor. Product description Unexpected effects, not listed What it looks like This leaflet was updated in April 2021. above, can occur with any Medsurge Hyoscine

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