Drotin 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.

Drotin 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 Drotin Tablet

Pain relief

Benefits of Drotin Tablet

In Pain relief

Drotin 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 Drotin 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 Drotin

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

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

How Drotin Tablet works

Drotin 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 Drotin Tablet. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

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

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

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

Driving

UNSAFE

Drotin Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
As Drotin Tablet may cause vertigo.

Kidney

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

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

Liver

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

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

What if you forget to take Drotin Tablet?

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

All substitutes

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

Drotin Tablet

₹5.93/Tablet

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Drotavin 40mg Tablet

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Din 40mg Tablet

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Quick tips

Drotin 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 Drotin 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

I have got periods and having pain Please suggest me something which can get me relief

Dr. Sonu Balhara Ahlawat

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Tablet meftal spas or drotin

I m suffering from abdomen pain at the last part of menstrual cycle . Suggest me pain relief with netotiable harm

Dr. Sonu Balhara Ahlawat

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Meftal spas or drotin

Hi, I am feeling lot of pain during mensuration. It is not normal pain, i usually got faint with the pain. I tried to eat meftal spas but of no use. I did ultrasound and also refer to few doctors but they usually say to eat meftal spas during periods. Pleasr advise me best medicin which will help in reducing pain. I am not able to eat during my periods due to pain. So become very weak and not able to do any work. Please advise. Thanks PATIENT

Dr. Sonu Balhara Ahlawat

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

U can try drotin tablet or injection voveron

User feedback

Patients taking Drotin Tablet

Once A Day

60%

Twice A Day

40%

What are you using Drotin Tablet for?

Abdominal pai*

65%

Menstrual pai*

22%

Others

12%

Pain relief

*Abdominal pain, Menstrual pain

How much was the improvement?

Average

45%

Poor

31%

Excellent

23%

What were the side-effects while using Drotin Tablet?

Vomiting

24%

Dryness in mo*

24%

Nausea

15%

Headache

Fainting

*Dryness in mouth

How do you take Drotin Tablet?

With food

74%

With or witho*

23%

Empty stomach

*With or without food

Please rate Drotin Tablet on price

Average

43%

Not Expensive

29%

Expensive

28%

Top Physicians

4.5 ★

4.6 ★

4.4 ★

4.1 ★

4.4 ★

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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.

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Walter Bushnell, Unit No. 6, LSC, S-Block, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110017

Country of origin: India

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