Manufacturer: Walter Bushnell
Salt Composition : Flavoxate(200mg)
Urispas Tablet is best taken with food. This will prevent you from getting an upset stomach. Swallow the medicine as a whole without crushing or chewing it. You should not stop taking the medicine without consulting the doctor as it may lead to the worsening of your symptoms.
Some common side effects of this medicine are nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, headache, sweating, and nervousness. The side effects may be avoided by drinking plenty of water. It may also make you feel dizzy or sleepy, so it advised not to drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you. If any of the side effects bother you or persist, consult the doctor without delay.
Before receiving the treatment, inform your doctor if you are on any medication for any health conditions. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, tell your doctor prior to the treatment. Glaucoma (a disease associated with increased eye pressure) patients should be extra careful while receiving the treatment, and they must inform the doctor before initiating it.
Myolytic activity of papaverine and flavoxate do not involve inhibition of prostaglandins synthesis in rat urinary bladder in vitro. Therefore, the mode of action of flavoxate can be related to a superimposition of myotropic, calcium antagonistic and local anaesthetic activity.
Flavoxate is a spasmolytic flavone derivative that acts by relaxing the smooth muscle in the urinary tract. Flavoxate is a competitive muscarinic receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and urinary frequency.
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 Urispas
Nausea
Vomiting
Dryness in mouth
Headache
Drowsiness
Dizziness
Blurred vision
Nervousness
Sweating
Obstructive uropathy, pyloric/duodenal obstruction, ileus, GI bleeding, achalasia.
Urispas Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.
Urispas Tablet may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Urispas Tablet is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Flavoxate is used to treat overactive bladder (a condition in which the bladder muscles contract uncontrollably and cause frequent urination, urgent need to urinate, and inability to control urination) relieve painful, frequent, or nighttime urination and urgency that may occur with infections of the prostate, bladder
There are 2 disease interactions with flavoxate which include: GI/urinary obstruction. angle-closure glaucoma.
Do not chew, crush or break it. Urispas Tablet is to be taken with food.
Store below 30°C
If you miss a dose of Urispas Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Urispas Tablet helps in the treatment and prevention of muscle spasms of the urinary tract.
It may also be used to relieve symptoms such as painful urination, excessive urination at night and the inability to control urine flow.
Take it with food to avoid an upset stomach.
Avoid caffeine, alcohol or carbonated drinks as they can worsen your symptoms.
It may cause dizziness and blurring of vision. Don't drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how it affects you.
Dry mouth may occur as a side effect. Chewing sugarless gum and drinking plenty of water may help.
Inform your doctor if you have glaucoma (a disease associated with increased eye pressure).
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. Urispas Tablet is to be taken with food.
Q. Is Urispas Tablet anticholinergic or narcotic or an antibiotic?
Urispas Tablet is an anti-spasmodic, medicines which relieve and prevent muscle spasms
Q. What is Urispas Tablet?
Urispas Tablet it belongs to a group of medicines which relieve and prevent muscle spasms. Urispas Tablet is used to treat muscle spasms of the urinary tract which may be a result of inflammation of the bladder, prostate gland or urethra. It can also be used to relieve symptoms due to surgery, cystoscopy or catheterisation like painful urination, excessive urination at night and the inability to control urine flow. Urispas Tablet is an anti-spasmodic, medicines which relieve and prevent muscle spasms. It works by reducing the muscle contractions of your bladder and increasing the volume of urine that your bladder can hold. This will help reduce your symptoms of passing urine unexpectedly and frequently.
