Active ingredient
- hyoscine butylbromide
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Buscopan 10 mg Tablets
Buscopan® 10 mg tablets
(hyoscine butylbromide)
Package Leaflet: Information for the User
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine.
In this leaflet:
1. What BUSCOPAN Tablets are and what they are used for
2. Before you take BUSCOPAN Tablets
3. How to take BUSCOPAN Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store BUSCOPAN Tablets
6. Further information
1. WHAT BUSCOPAN TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
BUSCOPAN Tablets contain a medicine called “hyoscine butylbromide”. This belongs to a group of medicines called “antispasmodics”.
BUSCOPAN Tablets are used to relieve cramps in the muscles of your:
It can also be used to relieve the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
2. BEFORE YOU TAKE BUSCOPAN TABLETS
Do not take BUSCOPAN Tablets 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 this medicine.
Take special care with BUSCOPAN Tablets
Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking your medicine if:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking BUSCOPAN Tablets.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist straight away if you have unexplained abdominal pain which persists or worsens or occurs with:
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines obtained without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because BUSCOPAN Tablets can affect the way some other medicines work. Also some other medicines can affect the way BUSCOPAN Tablets work.
In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking BUSCOPAN Tablets.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Do not take BUSCOPAN Tablets if you are pregnant, likely to get pregnant or are breast-feeding.
Driving and using machines
Some people may have sight problems while taking this medicine. If this happens to you, wait until your sight returns to normal before driving or using any tools or machines.
Important information about some of the ingredients of BUSCOPAN Tablets
BUSCOPAN Tablets contain sucrose. Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if they have told you that you cannot tolerate or digest some sugars.
3. HOW TO TAKE BUSCOPAN TABLETS
Always take your medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. BUSCOPAN Tablets should not be taken continuously for long periods of time.
Taking this medicine
How much to take
Adults and children over 12 years
Children 6 - 12 years:
BUSCOPAN Tablets are not recommended for children under 6 years.
If you take more BUSCOPAN Tablets than you should
If you take more BUSCOPAN Tablets than you should, talk to a doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Take the medicine pack with you even if there are no BUSCOPAN Tablets left.
If you forget to take BUSCOPAN Tablets
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines, BUSCOPAN Tablets can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. The following side effects may happen with this medicine.
Stop taking your medicine and see a doctor straight away if you notice any of the following serious side effects - you may need urgent medical treatment:
Other side effects
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 via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. HOW TO STORE BUSCOPAN TABLETS
6. FURTHER INFORMATION
What BUSCOPAN Tablets contain
Each tablet contains 10 mg of the active ingredient hyoscine butylbromide.
The other ingredients are: calcium hydrogen phosphate, maize starch, soluble starch, colloidal silica, tartaric acid, stearic acid, sucrose, talc, acacia, titanium dioxide, macrogol 6000, carnauba wax, white beeswax and povidone.
What BUSCOPAN Tablets look like and contents of the pack
BUSCOPAN Tablets are sugar-coated, round and white in colour.
BUSCOPAN Tablets are available in blister packs of 56 and 100 tablets.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
The Marketing Authorisation is held by:
and the tablets are manufactured by:
This leaflet was revised in July 2020
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