Buscopan: Uses, Interactions, Mechanism of Action

For those who suffer from frequent cramps or abdominal pain due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), menstrual cramps, or other health conditions that cause cramping – Buscopan tablets can help to give you pain relief when you need it most.

Buscopan or hyoscine butylbromide is an antispasmodic medicine that targets and relieves the cause of abdominal pain. Buscopan is fast-acting, providing relief from abdominal spasms and pain in just 15 minutes.

How Does Buscopan Work?

Buscopan relieves stomach spasms, cramps and period pains by helping your bladder and digestive system relax. By reducing the wave-like muscle contractions of the stomach, bowel, and bladder individuals can get fast pain relief.  Buscopan tablet uses are primarily for treating stomach cramps and period pain, not curing it.

To learn more about the uses, side effects, and other facts about Buscopan tablets – keep reading!

Buscopan Uses

Buscopan tablets are primarily used to provide quick relief for abdominal, intestinal, bladder, and ureter cramps. It also treats symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome — abdominal cramps and pain, constipation, diarrhoea, and bloating. Unfortunately, Buscopan only treats pain caused by these conditions, but it doesn’t prevent it.  Follow your GP’s when taking Buscopan otherwise, your condition may start deteriorating. Buscopan should only be taken for short periods of time.

Buscopan Side Effects

Like any medication, Buscopan IBS relief tablets can cause side effects in some people.

Some common side effects are:

  • blurry vision
  • constipation
  • decreased ability to sweat
  • diarrhoea
  • dizziness
  • dry mouth
  • fast heartbeat
  • flushing
  • nausea
  • difficulty urinating
  • shortness of breath
  • skin rash and itching

Buscopan Interactions with Other Medications

There may be an interaction between Buscopan (hyoscine) and any of the following:

  • aclidinium
  • alcohol
  • amantadine
  • antihistamines (e.g., cetirizine, doxylamine, diphenhydramine, hydroxyzine, loratadine)
  • antipsychotics
  • atropine
  • baclofen
  • barbiturates (e.g., butalbital, pentobarbital phenobarbital)
  • belladonna
  • benzodiazepines (e.g., alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam)
  • benztropine
  • botulinum toxin
  • brimonidine
  • buprenorphine
  • buspirone
  • chloral hydrate
  • darifenacin
  • disopyramide
  • donepezil
  • efavirenz
  • flavoxate
  • galantamine
  • general anesthetics
  • glucagon
  • glycopyrrolate
  • ipratropium
  • ketotifen
  • magnesium sulfate
  • MAO inhibitors
  • metoclopramide
  • mirabegron
  • mirtazapine
  • muscle relaxants (e.g., cyclobenzaprine, methocarbamol, orphenadrine)
  • nabilone
  • narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine, fentanyl, morphine, oxycodone)
  • olopatadine
  • oxybutynin
  • potassium chloride
  • pramipexole
  • quinidine
  • rivastigmine
  • ropinirole
  • scopolamine
  • seizure medications
  • selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  • solifenacin
  • tapentadol
  • thalidomide
  • thiazide diuretics
  • tiotropium
  • tolterodine
  • tramadol
  • tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, desipramine, nortriptyline)
  • umeclidinium
  • zolpidem
  • zopiclone

Speak with your GP first before you begin taking any of these medications. Your GP may want you to:

  • stop taking one of the medications
  • change to a different medication
  • change the way you are taking the medications
  • leave everything as is

If you have a slight interaction issue between two or more medications, it does not necessarily mean that you need to stop taking one of them. Speak with your primary healthcare physician about how to manage the use of these medications.

There are other medications other than those listed above that may interact Buscopan. Tell your GP about all medications you are currently taking (prescription, over-the-counter, health supplements, and herbal medications).

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