Renapa 40mg

Renapa 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 spasm like menstrual pain, pain due to kidney stones, pain due to biliary stone and gastrointestinal colicky pain. Renapa 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 depends 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 as of low blood pressure, if happens take caution 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 Renapa

• Menstrual pain
• Abdominal pain

Side effects of Renapa

Common

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Dryness in mouth
• Vertigo

How to use Renapa

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. Renapa may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Renapa works

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

What if you forget to take Renapa?

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

Quick Tips

• Renapa 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 Renapa may cause dizziness.
• Inform your doctor if you have severe kidney, liver, or heart disease.

Brief Description

Indication

Gastrointestinal tract spasm, Irritable bowel syndrome, Dysmenorrhea, Biliary colics, Renal colics

Administration

May be taken with or without food.

Adult Dose

Oral As an antispasmodic Adult: 1 to 2 tablets, 3 times daily. Injection: Adults: 1 to 2 ampoules, intramuscularly or subcutaneously, 1-3 times daily. For the management of acute stone colics: 1 or 2 ampoules by slow intravenous injection.

Child Dose

Oral As an antispasmodic Children (over 6 years): 1/2 to 1 tablet, 1-2 times daily. 40 mg 1-2 times daily Children (1-6 years): 1/4 to 1/2 tablet, 1-2 times daily. 20 mg 1-2 times daily

Contraindication

Severe renal/hepatic/cardiac dysfunction. Porphyria.

Mode of Action

Drotaverine has antispasmodic effect mediated via inhibition of phosphodiesterase-IV, specific for smooth muscle. It has a rapid and direct action on the smooth muscle. It acts to correct cyclic AMP and Ca imbalance at the spastic site, thereby relieving smooth muscle spasm and pain.

Precaution

Exercise caution in patients with renal/hepatic/cardiac dysfunction. Pregnacy, lactation.

Side Effect

Vertigo, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth.

Interaction

May attenuate the action of levodopa. Concurrent use of analgesics, antimuscarinics or benzodiazepines. Additive beneficial effect with concurrent use of analgesics, antimuscarinics or benzodiazepines.