Drotolin 40mg 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.

Drotolin 40mg Tablet is used to treat painful menstruation and other diseases caused by smooth muscle tightness and also to aid in child birth (delivery)

Uses of Drotolin Tablet

Pain relief

Benefits of Drotolin Tablet

In Pain relief

Drotolin 40mg 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 Drotolin 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 Drotolin

Nausea
Vomiting
Dryness in mouth
Vertigo
Constipation
Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
Hypotension (low blood pressure)
Fast heart rate
Sweating

How to use Drotolin 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. Drotolin 40mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Drotolin 40mg Tablet. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Information regarding the use of Drotolin 40mg Tablet during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Information regarding the use of Drotolin 40mg Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

UNSAFE

Drotolin 40mg Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
As Drotolin 40mg Tablet may cause vertigo.

Kidney

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Drotolin 40mg Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Drotolin 40mg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

All substitutes

For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.

Drotolin 40mg Tablet

₹4.0/Tablet

Drotin Tablet

Walter Bushnell

₹5.93/tablet

48% costlier

Dvn 40mg Tablet

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₹5.88/tablet

47% costlier

Doverin 40 Tablet

Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd

₹4.25/tablet

6% costlier

Din 40mg Tablet

Mapra Laboratories Pvt Ltd

₹3.8/tablet

5% cheaper

Drotikind 40mg Tablet

Mankind Pharma Ltd

₹4.63/tablet

16% costlier

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Quick tips

Drotolin 40mg 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 Drotolin 40mg Tablet may cause dizziness.
Inform your doctor if you have severe kidney, liver, or heart disease.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Papaverine Derivatives

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

GASTRO INTESTINAL

Action Class

Phosphodiesterase-IV inhibitors (Smooth Muscle Relaxant)

Patient concerns

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Dental Surgery

sensitivity has many causative factors for relief of pain you can take pain killers it will give temporary relief

fever and 2 months pregnant can take combiflan

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Obstetrics and Gynaecology

No take Crocin for pain relief

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References

MedIndia. Drotaverine. [Accessed 03 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from:
Muscle Relxants: Drotaverine. In: National Formulary of India. 5th ed. New Delhi: Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission. 2016. p. 615.

Marketer details

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Address: Plot No. 10, Sai Road, Baddi – 173205, Himachal Pradesh, India

Country of origin: India

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