Buscopan Plus Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Quick overview

Buscopan Plus Tablet contains hyoscine butylbromide, an anticholinergic and antispasmodic muscle relaxant. It is used to ease cramps and spasms in the stomach, bowel, bladder, and other organs, including pain from irritable bowel syndrome and period pain. It works by relaxing smooth muscles and often starts working within 15 to 30 minutes. It is available as tablets and an injectable solution.

What is Buscopan Plus Tablet

Buscopan is a muscle relaxant medicine that contains hyoscine butylbromide. It is used to ease cramps and spasms in the stomach, bowel, bladder, and other organs.

Buscopan Plus Tablet uses

• Relieving pain and cramps from irritable bowel syndrome
• Relieving painful stomach and bowel cramps
• Relieving period pain
• Relaxing the gut and bladder
• Relieving pain caused by spasms of smooth muscles (such as the stomach, intestines, and bladder)

Benefits of Buscopan Plus Tablet

• Starts working quickly, often within 15 to 30 minutes
• Taken by mouth, it is only slightly absorbed into the body and mainly works locally, which lowers the risk of side effects

How Buscopan Plus Tablet works

Buscopan relaxes the smooth muscles in the stomach, intestines, and bladder, which helps stop cramps and spasms and relieve pain.

Buscopan Plus Tablet dosage

Take the tablets by mouth, either before or after a meal. Swallow the tablets whole with a glass of water. Only take it when you have stomach cramps or period pain, as advised by your doctor or pharmacist. If your stomach pain goes away, you do not need to finish all the tablets in the pack. Do not take it for long periods of time without checking with your doctor. Do not give this medicine to children 6 years of age or under.

If you miss a dose, skip it if it is almost time for your next dose; otherwise take it as soon as you remember, but never take a double dose to make up for a missed one.

Available forms and strengths

• Tablets
• Injectable solution

Side effects of Buscopan Plus Tablet

Common

• Dry mouth
• Redness of the skin
• Itching
• Small blisters on the hands and feet (dyshidrosis)
• Rash
• Abnormal or reduced sweating
• Fast heart rate
• Difficulty passing urine
• Blurred vision
• Constipation
• Dizziness
• Painful red eyes with decreasing or lost vision

Serious

• Allergic reaction with rash, itching, or hives
• Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or other body parts
• Shortness of breath, wheezing, or difficulty breathing
• Sudden life-threatening allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) with shortness of breath and shock

Warnings and precautions

• Check with your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, since there isn't much information on how this medicine might affect an unborn baby. Talk to your doctor if you are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed, since it isn't clear if this medicine passes into breast milk.
• Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease before starting this medicine. Inform your doctor if you have glaucoma, prostate problems, or difficulty urinating.
• Do not drink alcohol after taking this medicine, as it can increase the chance of side effects like drowsiness. 
• This medicine can cause blurred vision and dizziness, so be careful when driving or using machinery, especially if you have taken more than the recommended dose.
• Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to hyoscine butylbromide or any of its ingredients.
• Do not take this medicine if you have fructose intolerance, since it contains sucrose.
• Avoid this medicine if you have myasthenia gravis, a condition that causes muscle weakness and tiredness.
• Do not take this medicine if you have glaucoma (high pressure in the eye), as it can make the condition worse.
• Avoid this medicine if you have porphyria, a rare blood pigment disorder.
• Do not take this medicine if you have a blockage or paralysis of the bowel or stomach.
• Avoid this medicine if you have a very enlarged bowel (megacolon).
• Do not take this medicine if you have a fast heart rate (tachyarrhythmia).
• Avoid this medicine if you have trouble swallowing food (achalasia).
• Do not take this medicine if you have prostate enlargement causing urinary retention.
• This medicine may interact with other medicines, including those for nausea, malaria, Parkinson's disease, mental health conditions, allergies, depression, heart or lung disease, and other stomach or bowel medicines. Tell your doctor about all medicines you take.

Storage

• Store below 25°C
• Store in a cool, dry place away from moisture, heat, or sunlight
• Do not store it in the bathroom or near a sink
• Do not store it in the car or on windowsills
• Keep tablets in the pack until it is time to take them
• Keep it where young children cannot reach it
• If you no longer need the medicine or it is out of date, take it to any pharmacy for safe disposal
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date

When to see a doctor

• Call your doctor right away if your pain is severe or does not get better within 48 hours of taking this medicine.
• Get medical help right away if your stomach pain continues or gets worse, or happens along with fever, nausea, vomiting, changes in bowel movements, fainting, or blood in your stool.
• Call your doctor immediately or go to the nearest emergency department if you notice signs of a serious allergic reaction, such as rash, itching, hives, or swelling of the face, lips, or tongue.
• If you think you have taken too much of this medicine, get urgent medical help right away, even if you feel fine, by contacting your doctor or going to the emergency department.

Alternatives

• Paracetamol
• Hyoscine Butylbromide
• Mebeverine
• Dicyclomine