Pharmacy Guide
Patient leaflets and SmPCs, drug interaction checker, official dosages and NHS pharmacy opening hours — all in one place.
Pharmacy Guide
Patient leaflets and SmPCs, drug interaction checker, official dosages and NHS pharmacy opening hours — all in one place.
Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets
⚠ This medicine appears to have been discontinued
The electronic medicines compendium (emc) no longer publishes a Summary of Product Characteristics for this product, which usually means it is no longer marketed in the UK. The patient leaflet below is kept for reference, but the product may not be available.
If you were prescribed this medicine, other products containing Dicycloverine hydrochloride may still be available. Do not stop your treatment — ask your pharmacist or GP what to use instead.
What it is and what it is used for
for 2. What you need to know before you take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets 3. How to take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. What Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets are and what they are used for Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets contain a medicine called dicycloverine hydrochloride. This is an antispasmodic, and it relieves, prevents, or lowers the number of muscle spasms that occur. It is used to treat cramps, pain in the stomach or gut (intestine), and stomach or gut (intestine) problems such as irritable bowel. Muscle spasms play a part in all of these. Dicycloverine works by relaxing the muscles in your stomach and gut (intestine). It stops sudden muscle contractions (spasms). In doing this, it relieves cramps, pain, bloating, wind and discomfort.
What you need to know before you take it
e Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets Do not take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets:
- if you are allergic to dicycloverine hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets if:
- You have painful eyes with blurred vision (glaucoma).
- You have an enlarged prostate.
- You have heart burn or indigestion caused by a hiatus hernia, which is where part of your stomach pushes through the diaphragm. If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets. Other medicines and Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines. Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets should not be taken at the same time as other medicines. This is because Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets can affect the way other medicines work. Also some medicines can affect the way Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets work. Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets with food Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets should be taken before or after meals. Do not take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets with food. Pregnancy and breast-feeding If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. Driving and using machines Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets should not cause any problems in respect of driving or using machines. However, you may feel dizzy, tired or sleepy or have blurred eyesight whilst taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets. If this happens, do not drive or use any tools or machines. Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets contain lactose If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.
How to take it
Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Taking this medicine
- Take this medicine by mouth.
- Swallow the tablets with a glass of water.
- Take before or after meals. How much to take The usual dose is: Adults and children 12 years of age or older
- Either one 10 mg tablet or one 20 mg tablet, three times each day. Children aged 2 to 12 years of age
- One 10 mg tablet three times each day. For children at the younger end of the age range, a tablet is not a suitable dosage form, and Dicycloverine Hydrochloride 10mg/5ml Oral Solution is more appropriate. If you take more Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets than you should Talk to your doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Remember to take any medicine that is left with you so the doctor knows what you have taken. You may have the following effects: headache, feeling dizzy, feeling sick, dry mouth
or difficulty in swallowing, blurred eyesight and hot dry skin. If you forget to take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets If you forget a dose, take it as soon as you remember it. However, if it is nearly time for the next dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose. If you stop taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets Keep taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets until your doctor tells you to stop. Do not stop taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets just because you feel better. If you stop, your cramps or pain may come back. If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. 4. Possible side effects Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Stop taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets and see a doctor or go to a hospital straight away if:
- You have an allergic reaction. The signs may include: a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following side effects get serious or last longer than a few days. Also tell them if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet:
- Dry mouth or thirst,
- Feeling dizzy,
- Feeling tired or sleepy,
- Blurred eyesight,
- Rash,
- Loss of appetite (anorexia),
- Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting),
- Constipation,
- Headache,
- Difficulty or pain on passing water (urine). Reporting of side effects If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report
Possible side effects
directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
How to store it
Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the blister or carton after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. This medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions. Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help to protect the environment.
Contents of the pack and other information
What Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets contain
- The active substance is dicycolverine hydrochloride, 10 mg in the 10 mg tablet, and 20 mg in the 20 mg tablet.
- The other ingredients (excipients) are lactose monohydrate, cellulose microcrystalline (E 460), starch, maize pregelatinised and magnesium stearate (E 470b). What Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets look like and contents of the pack Dicycloverine Hydrochloride 10 mg Tablets: White to off-white flat, beveled edged, round, 6.5mm diameter tablets with "D1" debossed on one side. Dicycloverine Hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets: White to off-white flat, beveled edged, round, 8.5mm diameter tablets with "D2" debossed on one side. The tablets are packed in opaque, white 250 micron PVC blisters with 25 micron aluminium lidding foil. Blisters contain either 7 or 10 tablets. Packs of 50 (blisters of 10), 84 (blisters of 7), 90 (blisters of 10), 100 (blisters of 10), 168 (blisters of 7), or 180 tablets (blisters of 10) are available. Not all pack sizes may be marketed. Marketing Authorisation Holder Morningside Healthcare Ltd Unit C, Harcourt Way Leicester LE19 1WP, UK Manufacturer Morningside Pharmaceuticals Ltd 5 Pavilion Way Loughborough LE11 5GW UK This leaflet was last revised in May 2019.
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Frequently asked questions about Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets
How do I take Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets?
Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets comes as tablet containing 20mg. Always follow the dose your doctor or pharmacist has given you, and read the leaflet that comes with the medicine.
What is the active substance in Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets?
The active substance in Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets is dicycloverine hydrochloride.
Are there equivalent medicines to Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets?
Medicines with the same active substance, strength and form include: Dicycloverine 20 mg Tablets, Dicycloverine 20mg tablets, Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets. They are interchangeable only if your prescriber or pharmacist says so.
Where does this information come from?
This leaflet reproduces the patient information leaflet approved for Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets, as published on the electronic medicines compendium (emc). The version printed inside your medicine’s packaging is the one that applies to you.
Can I get Dicycloverine hydrochloride 20 mg Tablets without a prescription?
Whether a medicine is available over the counter or on prescription only depends on its licence. Check the leaflet, or ask your pharmacist — they can tell you straight away.
About this leaflet
The text above reproduces the patient information leaflet approved for this medicine, restructured for easier reading.
- Source: electronic medicines compendium (emc), Datapharm
- Active substance: dicycloverine hydrochloride
- Official document: view the original leaflet on emc →
⚕For healthcare professionals — Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)Full SmPC: dosage, interactions, contraindications, warnings+
4.1. Therapeutic indications
Dicycloverine is a smooth muscle antispasmodic primarily indicated for treatment of functional conditions involving smooth muscle spasm of the gastrointestinal tract.
4.2. Posology and method of administration
Posology
Adult population (12 years and over):
One to two 10 mg tablets, three times daily, before or after meals; alternatively, for those patients on a 20 mg dose, one 20 mg tablet, three times daily, before or after meals.
Paediatric population:
Children (2 years – 12 years):
One 10 mg tablet, three times daily, before or after meals.
Method of administration
Oral.
4.3. Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1.
Known idiosyncrasy to dicycloverine hydrochloride.
4.4. Special warnings and precautions for use
Products containing dicycloverine hydrochloride should be used with caution in any patient with or suspected of having glaucoma or prostatic hypertrophy.
Use with care in patients with hiatus hernia associated with reflux oesophagitis because anticholinergic drugs may aggravate the condition.
Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine.
4.5. Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
No interaction studies have been performed.
4.6. Fertility, pregnancy and lactation
Pregnancy:
Epidemiological studies in pregnant women with products containing dicycloverine hydrochloride (at doses up to 40mg/day) have not shown that dicycloverine hydrochloride increases the risk of foetal abnormalities if administered during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Breast-feeding:
It is not known whether dicycloverine is secreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when dicycloverine is administered to a nursing mother.
Fertility:
Reproduction studies have been performed in rats and rabbits at doses of up to 100 times the maximum recommended dose (based on 60mg/day for an adult person) and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the foetus due to dicycloverine. Since the risk of teratogenicity cannot be excluded with absolute certainty for any product, the drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
4.7. Effects on ability to drive and use machines
Dicycloverine Tablets has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive and use machines. In rare cases it may cause dizziness, tiredness, or sleepiness, or blurred vision, and patients should be cautioned not to drive or operate machinery if affected.
4.8. Undesirable effects
Undesirable effects seldom occur with dicycloverine. However, in susceptible individuals, undesirable effects may occur, and are summarised following.
Organ Class
Uncommon
(≥ 1 / 1,000 to < 1 / 100)
Rare
(> 1 / 10,000, < 1 / 1,000)
Eye Disorders
Blurred vision
Gastrointestinal System Disorders
Dry mouth
Constipation
Nausea
Vomiting
General Disorders
Fatigue
Metabolic Disorders
Thirst
Anorexia
Nervous System Disorders
Dizziness
Headache
Sedation
Renal and Urinary System Disorders
Dysuria
Skin Disorders
Rash
Reporting of suspected adverse reactions:
Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard Or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.
4.9. Overdose
Symptoms:
Symptoms of dicycloverine overdosage are headache, dizziness, nausea, dry mouth, difficulty in swallowing, dilated pupils and hot dry skin.
Treatment:
Treatment may include emetics, gastric lavage and symptomatic therapy if indicated and appropriate.
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