OXYPHENCYCLIMINE

Oxyphencyclimine is an antimuscarinic tertiary amine. It antagonizes the activity of acetylcholine, blocking all three types of muscarinic receptors and inhibiting vagally mediated reflexes.

Use this medication precisely as recommended by your physician. Follow the prescription of your doctor carefully.

The medication dose given by your physician is based on your health conditions, other medications or food supplements taken, and your reaction to the treatment. To diminish risks for adverse effects, do not increase your dosage, thus take it regularly, or take it as instructed by your physician. Adverse events may still happen even at usual prescription dosages.

If your physician requests you to use this drug consistently, take it regularly to get the most benefits from it. To make you remember it better, take it at a fixed time every day.

Your doctor may need to modify your dosages to ease your symptoms or if you develop adverse reactions.

Uses

Oxyphencyclimine is used in the following conditions:

Peptic ulcer

This medicine may be recommended for different uses. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more information.

Warnings

Do not use Oxyphencyclimine in people with the following conditions:

Closed-angle glaucoma
Obstructive uropathy
Gastrointestinal obstruction
Paralytic ileus
Intestinal atony
Ulcerative colitis
Toxic megacolon
Myasthenia gravis

Side Effects

Oxyphencyclimine may have the following side effects:

Xerostomia
Decreased sweating
Urinary hesitancy and retention
Blurred vision
Cycloplegia
Increased ocular tension
Loss of taste
Headache
Nervousness
Mental confusion
Impotence
Suppression of lactation
Urticaria
Constipation

Keep in mind that your physician has recommended this drug since he or she has known that the advantage to you is more significant than the risk of adverse reactions. Many individuals utilizing this medicine don’t have serious side effects.

A severe allergy to this medication is uncommon. In any case, seek emergency medical help if you see any manifestations of a serious allergic response, including a rash, tingling or swelling particularly of the face or tongue or throat, dizziness or difficulty in breathing.

This is not a complete list of side effects. If you see other effects not recorded above, contact your physician or pharmacist.

Precautions

Take extra caution in patients with the following medical conditions:

Elderly
Autonomic neuropathy
Hepatic or renal disease
Hyperthyroidism
Congestive Heart Failure
Thyrotoxicosis
Myocardial infarction
Tachyarrhythmias
Hypertension
Prostatic hypertrophy
Hiatal hernia
May impair ability to drive or operate machinery
Pregnancy
Lactation
Down’s syndrome

Prior in taking this medicine, tell your physician or pharmacist if you have allergies or other hypersensitivity reactions with the drug. This drug may contain inert ingredients which can cause unfavorable side effects or different issues. Talk with your pharmacist for more information.

Interactions

Oxyphencyclimine may interact with the following medicines:

Antimuscarinic
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Parasympathomimetics

Inform your physician about the drugs you take including over-the-counter medications, prescribed drugs, supplements and vitamins.

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more details.

The effects of certain medications can change if you consume different medications or herbal products simultaneously. This can build your risk for side effects or may cause your drugs not to work effectively. These interactions are possible, yet don’t generally happen. Your physician or pharmacist can prevent or oversee interactions by changing how you utilize your prescriptions or by close checking.

While utilizing this drug, don’t start, stop, or change the dose of other medicines you are using without your physician’s advice.

Overdose & Brands

Symptoms:

Central Nervous System disturbances
Circulatory changes
Respiratory failure
Paralysis
Coma

If an overdose is suspected, call your health care provider immediately.

Available brands:

Daricon