NO-SPA TAB 40 MG 24'S

This medicine is indicated for the treatment of smooth muscle contractions (felt as recurrent stomach pain) in the gastrointestinal tract, gall bladder and urinary tract.

Gastrointestinal disorders Rare: nausea, constipation. Nervous system disorders Rare: headache, dizziness, insomnia. Not known: dizziness. Cardiac disorders Rare: palpitations, hypotension . Immune system disorders Rare: allergic reaction (local swelling of the skin, hives, rash, itchy skin).

Do not take - If you are allergic to drotaverine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine OR If you have severe kidney, liver or heart failure OR If you are breast-feeding. It is contraindicated for children under the age of 1.

Ask your doctor before you take Drotaverine. Caution is required during administration of Drotaverine to patients with hypotension. Because of the risk of collapse, the drug should be administered intravenously to the lying down patient .

Since drotaverine has been associated with acute attacks of porphyria, it is considered unsafe in porphyric patients.

Caution should also be taken for patients with renal or hepatic impairment.

Since drotaverine can cause vertigo (dizziness), caution is advised when driving and using machines.

Always consult your physician before using any medicine.

Inhibitors of the enzyme phosphodiesterase, such as papaverine and its derivatives , levodopa .