Duspatalin for children

For spasms in the organs of the digestive tract, drugs of the antispasmodic group are used. One of them is Duspatalin. Can I give it to a child and how to take such a drug correctly?

Duspatalin release:

• In tablets. They have a white color and a round shape. One package may contain from 10 to 120 such tablets.
• In capsules. The content of the active compound in this form is higher, so the drug lasts longer. The capsules are made of a dense white gelatinous shell and contain white granules. In one box they are from 10 to 90 pieces.

The therapeutic effect of any form of Duspatalin is provided with mebeverin in the form of hydrochloride. In one tablet, this compound is represented by a dose of 135 mg, and one capsule contains 200 mg of mebeverin. Additionally, tablets contain talc, povidone, lactose, sucrose, acacia gum, potato starch and other substances. Auxiliary ingredients of the capsules are titanium dioxide, soy lecithin, ethyl acrylate, talc and other compounds.

Duspatalin is a myotropic antispasmodic drug, because its active ingredient is able to relax the smooth muscles of the intestine and thereby eliminate cramps in the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, the medicine does not interfere with peristalsis, therefore, it only eliminates the painful sensations, but does not delay the food masses inside the intestines.

The drug is prescribed for spasmodic pains and other conditions in which there is a spasm in the alimentary tract:

• With intestinal colic.
• With irritable bowel syndrome.
• With biliary colic.
• In case of dysfunction of the gallbladder.
• When functional disorders of the digestive system.

Children Duspatalin tablets prescribed from 12 years. If the child has not yet reached this age, other medications are used in the treatment, for example, children over 6 years old can be given Buscopan or No-shpu, and children 2 years or 4 years old are usually prescribed Papaverine in children's dosage. Duspatalin in capsule form is not used until the age of 18 years.

Reception of Duspatalin is forbidden only at hypersensitivity to any ingredient of the medicine.

Sometimes taking Duspatalin provokes the appearance of angioedema, urticaria and other allergic reactions. Also, when treating with this remedy, dizziness, nausea, headache, constipation, or loose stools may occur.

The drug in tablets is prescribed to a child over 12 years old, 1 tablet three times a day. The medication is given 30 minutes before meals. The tablet must be swallowed and washed down with clean water in a volume of at least 100 ml. Chew or chew the drug can not.

Duspatalin treatment can be continued as long as it takes to completely get rid of spasms. With long-term use of the drug is canceled gradually. The dosage is reduced every week, observing the patient's well-being.

If you take several pills at once, excitement of the nervous system is possible. For treatment of overdose, the stomach is washed and a sorbent is given, and with symptoms from the CNS, symptomatic treatment is prescribed.

On the incompatibility of drugs with other medicines data are not available.

The drug is sold without a prescription. For 50 tablets you need to pay about 600 rubles. Keep the pills or capsules at home in a dry place at a temperature of +5 to +30 degrees. The shelf life of Duspatalin is 3 years.

In most cases, the use of Duspatalin in adolescents speak positively. Moms emphasize that the drug quickly relieves the painful sensations that have arisen due to overeating, strong anxiety or other factors. Negative reviews are rare and are often associated with the fact that the pills are not taken according to the indications (for example, for peptic ulcer).

The same active substance as in Duspatalin, is contained in the preparations Sparex and Nyaspam. Both drugs are capsules and are not prescribed until 12 years. Replace Duspatalin can and drugs with similar therapeutic effects, for example, papaverine, No-shpa, Buscopan and others. However, they contain other ingredients and have their own characteristics of admission, therefore, it is necessary to select an analogue only with a doctor.

See the transfer of Dr. Komarovsky, which examines the various causes of abdominal pain in a child and how to eliminate them.