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Dotafic 80mg Tablet

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Product introduction

Dotafic 80mg 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.

Dotafic 80mg Tablet 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 depend 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 due to low blood pressure, if that happens take precautions 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 Dotafic Tablet

Benefits of Dotafic Tablet

In Pain relief

Dotafic 80mg 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 Dotafic 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 Dotafic

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Dryness in mouth
  • Vertigo
  • Constipation
  • Fast heart rate
  • Sweating

How to use Dotafic 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. Dotafic 80mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Dotafic Tablet works

Dotafic 80mg Tablet is an anti-spasmodic medicine which relieves contractions (spasms) associated with smooth muscles in the abdomen.

Safety advice

Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Dotafic 80mg Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Dotafic 80mg Tablet during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
UNSAFE
Dotafic 80mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Driving
UNSAFE
Dotafic 80mg Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
As Dotafic 80mg Tablet may cause vertigo.
Kidney
CAUTION
Dotafic 80mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Dotafic 80mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Dotafic 80mg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

What if you forget to take Dotafic Tablet?

If you miss a dose of Dotafic 80mg Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.

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Quick tips

  • Dotafic 80mg 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 Dotafic 80mg Tablet may cause dizziness.
  • Inform your doctor if you have severe kidney, liver, or heart disease.

Fact Box

Chemical Class
Papaverine Derivatives
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
GASTRO INTESTINAL
Action Class
Phosphodiesterase-IV inhibitors (Smooth Muscle Relaxant)

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Country of origin: India
Expires on or after: March, 2025

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