Gastro-intestinal smooth muscle spasms
Drug Safety Update
December 2017: Eluxadoline : risk of pancreatitis; do not use in patients who have undergone cholecystectomy or in those with bilary disorders.
February 2017: Hyoscine butylbromide injection should be used with caution in patients with cardiac disease and is contraindicated in patients with tachycardia.
NICE Guidance (also see drug specific links below)
CG61: Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management, February 2008 (updated April 2017)
Local Guidance
Please see here for K&M ICB Position Statement – GI Anti-spasmodics: Dicycloverine and Propantheline prescribing not supported
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| 100 tablet |
| 15 tablet |
| 90 tablet |
| 60 tablet |
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| 60 capsule |
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| 1 ml |
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| 300 ml |
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| 10 ampoule |
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| 20 tablet |
| 40 tablet |
| 56 tablet |
- On Formulary Preferred
- On Formulary Second Line
- On Formulary Third Line
- Specialist Initiation
- Secondary Care Only
- Not Approved for Formulary