hyoscine butylbromide

CLINICAL USE

Symptomatic relief of gastrointestinal or genitourinary disorders due to smooth muscle spasm

DOSE IN NORMAL RENAL FUNCTION

Oral: 20 mg 4 times a day Irritable bowel syndrome: 10 mg 3 times a day, increasing to 20 mg 4 times a day if requiredIV/IM: 20 mg repeated after 30 minutes if required; maximum 100 mg daily

PHARMACOKINETICS

  • Molecular weight                           :440.4
  • %Protein binding                           :10
  • %Excreted unchanged in urine     : 1–2
  • Volume of distribution (L/kg)       :No data
  • half-life – normal/ESRD (hrs)      :8

    DOSE IN RENAL IMPAIRMENT

    GFR (mL/MIN)

  • 20 to 50     : Dose as in normal renal function
  • 10 to 20     : Dose as in normal renal function
  • <10           : Dose as in normal renal function

    DOSE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES

  • CAPD                :Dialysed. Dose as in normal renal function
  • HD                     :Dialysed. Dose as in normal renal function
  • HDF/high flux   :Dialysed. Dose as in normal renal function
  • CAV/VVHD      :Not Dialysed. Dose as in normal renal function

    IMPORTANT DRUG INTERACTIONS

    Potentially hazardous interactions with other drugs

  • None known

    ADMINISTRATION

    Reconstition

    Route

    Oral, IV, IM

    Rate of Administration

    Comments

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Only 2–8% of oral dose is absorbed

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