Disipal 50mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Orphenadrine hydrochloride

Available from:

Stephar (U.K.) Ltd

ATC code:

N04AB02

INN (International Name):

Orphenadrine hydrochloride

Dosage:

50mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 04090200

Patient Information leaflet

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
DISIPAL
® 50MG TABLETS
(orphenadrine hydrochloride)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING
THIS MEDICINE.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or
pharmacist.
This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it
on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms
are the same as yours.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any
side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor
or pharmacist.
The name of your medicine is Disipal
®
50mg Tablets but will
be referred to as Disipal Tablets throughout this leaflet.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Disipal Tablets are and what they are used for
2.
Before you take Disipal Tablets
3.
How to take Disipal Tablets
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Disipal Tablets
6.
Further information
1.
WHAT DISIPAL TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE
USED FOR
The active ingredient in Disipal Tablets belongs to the group
of medicines called anticholinergic agents. Disipal Tablets
are used in the treatment of all forms of Parkinson’s disease,
a condition which can cause uncontrollable trembling of the
hands, and other difficulties of movement, for example in
standing or walking. Anticholinergic agents are also used
when other medicines have caused these problems.
2.
BEFORE YOU TAKE DISIPAL TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE DISIPAL TABLETS. TELL YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU:
are
ALLERGIC (HYPERSENSITIVE)
to orphenadrine or any of
the other ingredients of Disipal Tablets (see list in section
6 ‘Further information’)
have
INCREASED PRESSURE IN THE EYE
(glaucoma).
have an
ENLARGED PROSTATE.
are
UNABLE TO PASS WATER
for any reason.
have a
BLOCKAGE
in your
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
or any
STOMACH DISORDERS.
suffer from
A RARE INHERITED DISEASE
where the
BREAKDOWN OF HAEMOGLOBIN
(a pigment in the red blood
cells) is affected (porphyria).
suffer from
INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS OF THE FACE OR BODY
(tardive dyskinesia). Your doctor will take this into
consideration before