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Hyoscyamine



General

Pronunciation

(hye oh SYE a meen)

Brand Names: U.S.

  • Anaspaz
  • Ed-Spaz [DSC]
  • Hyosyne
  • Levbid
  • Levsin
  • Levsin/SL
  • NuLev
  • Oscimin
  • Oscimin SR [DSC]
  • Symax Duotab [DSC]
  • Symax-SL [DSC]
  • Symax-SR [DSC]

Indications

Use: Labeled Indications

GI disorders:

Aid in the control of acute episodes of gastric secretion, visceral spasm, hypermotility in spastic colitis, pylorospasm, and associated abdominal cramps; relieve symptoms in functional intestinal disorders (eg, mild dysenteries, diverticulitis) and infant colic.

Adjunctive therapy for treatment in peptic ulcer; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (irritable colon, spastic colon, acute enterocolitis, mucous colitis) and other functional GI disorders; neurogenic bowel disturbances (including splenic flexure syndrome and neurogenic colon).

Limitations of use: The American College of Gastroenterology guideline on the management of IBS recommends against the use of antispasmodics, including hyoscyamine, for treatment of global symptoms of IBS (ACG [Lacy 2021]); however, some experts consider as-needed use beneficial for relief of abdominal pain associated with IBS (Wald 2021).

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