Active ingredient
- orphenadrine hydrochloride
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Orphenadrine Hydrochloride 50mg/5ml Oral Solution
Package Leaflet: Information for the user
Orphenadrine Hydrochloride 50mg/5ml Oral Solution
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution is and what is it used for
2. What you need to know before you take Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution
3. How to take Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What is Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution and what is it used for
The name of your medicine is Orphenadrine Hydrochloride 50mg/5ml Oral Solution (called orphenadrine in this leaflet). It contains orphenadrine hydrochloride. This belongs to a group of medicines called anticholinergics.
Orphenadrine can be used for the symptoms of Parkinsonism (usually slow movement, muscle stiffness and shaking fingers). These symptoms can be caused by Parkinson’s Disease, but there are other causes as well.
2. What you need to know before you take Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution
Do not take Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution if:
Do not take this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking orphenadrine.
Warnings and precautions
Before you take orphenadrine tell your doctor if:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking orphenadrine.
Children and adolescents
Do not give this medicine to children under 18 years because it does not work.
Other medicines and orphenadrine
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines. This is because orphenadrine can affect the way some other medicines work. Also some medicines can affect the way orphenadrine works.
Tell your doctor if you are taking any of these medicines
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
Driving and using machines
While taking this medicine you may feel light-headed, your eyesight can become blurry or you could get an unusual feeling of excitement (elation). If this happens, you should not drive a car or use any tools or machines.
Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution Contains
3. How to take Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Taking this medicine
Adults
The usual doses for adults are given below:
Parkinsonism
Parkinsonism that happens after having encephalitis (brain infection) or where the cause is unknown
Parkinsonism that happens when your arteries harden
Parkinsonism that is caused by other medicines
Children
This medicine is not usually given to children.
Elderly
If you are an older person you may be more sensitive to the medicine. The chances of you getting side effects are increased.
If you take more Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution than you should
Talk to a doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Take the medicine pack with you so the doctor knows what you have taken. The following effects may happen: excitement, confusion, being delirious, unusually fast heart beats, pupils become larger, difficulty in passing urine, fits and coma.
If you forget to take Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution
Do not take a double dose (two doses at the same time) to make up for forgotten doses. Skip the missed dose, then go on as before.
If you stop taking Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution
Keep taking orphenadrine until your doctor tells you to stop. Do not stop taking your medicine suddenly.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, orphenadrine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
If you notice any of the following side effects, STOP taking the medicine and see a doctor immediately:
This may mean that you are having an allergic reaction to orphenadrine.
If you get any of the following side effects, see your doctor as soon as possible:
Common (affect more than 1 in 100 people)
Uncommon (affect more than 1 in 1000 people)
Tell your doctor if you get any of these side effects:
Common (affect more than 1 in 100 people)
Uncommon (affect more than 1 in 1000 people)
Rare (affect more than 1 in 10,000 people)
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly (see details below). By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
United Kingdom
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5. How to store Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution contains
What Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Oral Solution looks like and contents of the pack
An almost colourless liquid with an odour of blackcurrant.
It comes in a brown glass bottle holding 150ml of solution.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
This leaflet was last revised in July 2020.
Rosemont House, Yorkdale Industrial Park, Braithwaite Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS11 9XE
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