Drotin Tablet

Product introduction

Drotin Tablet is an antispasmodic medicine. It is used in the treatment of menstrual pain and abdominal pain. It provides relief from pain due to smooth muscle spasms like menstrual pain, pain due to kidney stones, pain due to biliary stones, and gastrointestinal colicky pain.

Drotin Tablet can be taken with or without food, but better to take it at the same time every day for better results. The dose and how often you take it depend on what you are taking it for. Your doctor will decide how much you need to improve your symptoms. You should take this medicine for as long as it is prescribed for you.
The most common side effects of this medicine include nausea, vomiting, and dryness in the mouth. If these bother you or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them. It may also make you feel dizzy due to low blood pressure, if that happens take precautions while driving.
Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you have ever had severe heart disease or have blood pressure issues, or you have liver or kidney disease. Your doctor should also know about all other medicines you are taking as many of these may make this medicine less effective or change the way it works. Your doctor may check blood pressure regularly while taking this medicine.

Uses of Drotin Tablet

Pain relief

Benefits of Drotin Tablet

In Pain relief

Drotin Tablet effectively relieves sudden muscle spasms or contractions in the stomach and intestine (gut), thereby improving the pain. This helps to treat abdominal pain (or stomach pain) as well as cramps, bloating and discomfort associated with menstrual cycles or kidney stones also. Take it as it is prescribed to get the most benefit. Eventually, it will help you to go about your daily activities more easily and have a better, more active, quality of life.

Side effects of Drotin Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Drotin

NauseaVomitingDryness in mouthVertigoConstipationInsomnia (difficulty in sleeping)Hypotension (low blood pressure)Fast heart rateSweating

How to use Drotin Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Drotin Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Drotin Tablet works

Drotin Tablet is an anti-spasmodic medicine which relieves contractions (spasms) associated with smooth muscles in the abdomen.

Safety advice

AlcoholCONSULT YOUR DOCTORIt is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Drotin Tablet. Please consult your doctor.PregnancyCONSULT YOUR DOCTORInformation regarding the use of Drotin Tablet during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.Breast feedingCONSULT YOUR DOCTORInformation regarding the use of Drotin Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.DrivingUNSAFEDrotin Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
As Drotin Tablet may cause vertigo.KidneyCONSULT YOUR DOCTORThere is limited information available on the use of Drotin Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.LiverCONSULT YOUR DOCTORThere is limited information available on the use of Drotin Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

What if you forget to take Drotin Tablet?

If you miss a dose of Drotin Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.

Quick tips

Drotin Tablet helps relieve pain due to smooth muscle spasms such as menstrual pain, pain due to kidney stone, and colicky pain. Take it as per dose and duration suggested by your doctor. It may cause a drop in your blood pressure. Monitor your blood pressure regularly and inform your doctor if you have a history of low blood pressure. Use caution while driving or doing anything that requires concentration as Drotin Tablet may cause dizziness. Inform your doctor if you have severe kidney, liver, or heart disease.

Fact Box

Chemical ClassPapaverine DerivativesHabit FormingNoTherapeutic ClassGASTRO INTESTINALAction ClassPhosphodiesterase-IV inhibitors (Smooth Muscle Relaxant)