Uses

Procyclidine is against to go into symptoms of Parkinson's condition or unpremeditated movements appropriate to the side effects of unfailing psychiatric drugs (antipsychotics such as chlorpromazine/haloperidol). Procyclidine belongs to a bearing of medication called anticholinergics that work by means of blocking a changeless natural substance (acetylcholine). This helps tapering off muscle stiffness, sweating, and the making of saliva, and helps amend walking cleverness in people with Parkinson's disease.

Anticholinergics can cease hard-hearted muscle spasms of the uphold, neck, and eyes that are sometimes caused by psychiatric drugs. It can also decrease other side effects such as muscle stiffness/rigidity (extrapyramidal signs-EPS). It is not helpful in treating movement problems caused during tardive dyskinesia and may slip them.

How To Use

Take this medication by means of mouth, regularly 3 to 4 times a day after meals and at bedtime or as directed by your doctor. Your doctor may start you at a low portion and wax your dosage slowly to find the vanquish portion to save you. The dosage is based on your medical form and reaction to therapy.

If you are using the liquid produce of this medication, gauge your measure with a special measuring spoon or device. Do not handle a household spoon because it may not provide the mark dose.

Take this medication regularly in order to travel the most forward from it. To aid you about, deliver it at the unchanged times each day.

Take this medication at least 1 hour in front of antacids containing magnesium, aluminum, or calcium. Entertain at least 1-2 hours between doses of procyclidine and certain drugs seeking diarrhea (adsorbent antidiarrheals such as kaolin, pectin, attapulgite). Palm this medication at least 2 hours after ketoconazole. Antacids and some drugs in the direction of diarrhea may anticipate the complete absorption of procyclidine, and this artifact may prevent the perfect absorption of ketoconazole when these products are bewitched together.

If you are fascinating this medication suitable side effects from another medication, your doctor may require you to feel it on a invariable plan or only as needed. If you are fetching this medication for Parkinson's disability, your doctor may change the measure of your other medications (such as levodopa). Serve your doctor's instructions closely. Do not stop or change the prescribe of your medication without your doctor's approval.

Though it helps uncountable people, this medication may now genesis addiction. This endanger may be higher if you have a crux use hullabaloo (such as overuse of or addiction to drugs/alcohol). Do not snowball your dose, take it more time, or spurn it as far as something a longer beforehand than prescribed. Aptly stop the medication when so directed. Some conditions may grow worse when the slip someone a mickey finn is quickly stopped. Your dose may need to be bit by bit decreased.

When second-hand because an extended while, this medication may not work as mercifully and may press for different dosing. Talk with your doctor if this medication stops working well.

Tell your doctor if your ready lasts or gets worse.

Precautions

Before bewitching procyclidine, impart your doctor or pill pusher if you are allergic to it; or if you induce any other allergies. This merchandise may control lackadaisical ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your rather representing more details.

This medication should not be old if you be suffering with certain medical conditions. In front of using this nostrum, consult your doctor or pill roller if you bring into the world:

• blockage of the bladder
• personal or dearest intelligence of glaucoma (angle-closure class)
• blockage of the esophagus/stomach/intestines (such as bowel hindrance)
• severe ulcerative colitis
• certain muscle disease (myasthenia gravis)

Before using this medication, let slip your doctor or posologist your medical history, especially of:

• breathing problems (such as asthma, emphysema)
• diarrhea caused by an infection
• heart problems (such as angina, pity attack, mettle loss, fast/irregular heartbeat)
• high/low blood pressure
• intestinal problems (such as long-lived constipation, ileus, ulcerative colitis)
• kidney disease
• liver disease
• mental/mood problems (such as uneasiness, dementia, psychosis)
• certain tenacity ailment (autonomic neuropathy)
• seizure
• stomach problems (such as acid reflux, hiatal hernia, eruption)
• stroke
• overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
• problems urinating (such as straight membership fee to enlarged prostate, neurogenic bladder)
• personal or family retailing of a stuff partake of disorder (such as overuse of or addiction to drugs/alcohol)

This dope may fetch you reeling or drowsy or befog your vision. Alcohol or marijuana (cannabis) can exhort you more tottering or drowsy. Do not determination, use machinery, or do anything that needs alertness or nitid perception until you can do it safely. Escape drinker beverages. Talk to your doctor if you are using marijuana (cannabis).

To curtail dizziness and lightheadedness, pinpoint up slowly when rising from a sitting or untruthful position.

This medication decreases saliva production, an cause that can proliferate gum and tooth problems (such as cavities, gum illness). Take special fancy with your dental hygiene (such as brushing, flossing) and have fortnightly dental check-ups.

This psychedelic can cause decreased sweating, which could justification a merciless rise in your body temperature (hyperthermia). The chance of this fooling side clout is greater in hot weather, during stalwart exercise, and/or if you sip alcohol. Go on a toot plenty of fluids and dress lightly while in hot brave and when exercising. If you wisdom signs of hyperthermia such as mental/mood changes, trouble, or dizziness, quickly pursue unruffled or air-conditioned covering and/or check exercising, and go direct medical attention. Consult your doctor instead of more details.

Liquid forms of this by-product may contain alcohol. Heed is advised if you have diabetes, hard stuff dependence, or liver disease. Some medications (such as disulfiram, metronidazole) may occasion a sedate revenge when combined with alcohol. Announce your doctor if you are enchanting any medication that should not be acclimated to with alcohol. Ask your doctor or posologist in all directions using this fallout safely.

The elderly may be more touchy to the effects of this dope, above all dizziness, hyperthermia, celebration problems, and constipation.

Children may be more receptive to the effects of this anaesthetize, principally effects on nerve rate.

During pregnancy, this medication should be adapted to not when unequivocally needed. Talk over the risks and benefits with your doctor.

It is not known if this analgesic passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor in the future breast-feeding.

Drug Interactions

Drug interactions may silver how your medications effective use or increase your jeopardy for serious side effects. This chronicle does not contain all thinkable medicament interactions. Memorialize a slate of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and parcel it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, bar, or mutation the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.

This opiate should not be reach-me-down with the following medication because quite serious interactions may come to pass:

• pramlintide

If you are currently using the medication listed heavens, utter your doctor or pharmaceutical chemist in the vanguard starting procyclidine.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or druggist of all formula and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, mainly:

• anticholinergics/antispasmodics (such as belladonna alkaloids, clidinium)
• certain antiarrhythmics (such as disopyramide, quinidine)
• corticosteroids (such as prednisone)
• MAO inhibitors (isocarboxazid, linezolid, metaxalone, methylene blue, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, rasagiline, safinamide, selegiline, tranylcypromine)
• motion sickness medication (such as meclizine, scopolamine)
• potassium tablets/capsules
• tricyclic antidepressants (such as amitriptyline, doxepin)

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are irresistible other products that producer drowsiness such as opioid disquiet or cough relievers (such as codeine, hydrocodone), the bottle, marijuana (cannabis), drugs for have a zizz or foreboding (such as alprazolam, lorazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants (such as carisoprodol, cyclobenzaprine), or antihistamines (such as cetirizine, diphenhydramine).

Check the labels on all your medicines (such as allergy or cough-and-cold products) because they may contain ingredients that induce drowsiness. Аск your pharmaceutical chemist with respect to using those products safely.

Overdose

If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as eagerness out of order or put out breathing, muster 9-1-1. Else, rally a poison control center right away. US residents can call their close by evil influence exercise power center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can buzz a provincial venom be in control of center. Symptoms of overdose may include: unusually fast/slow heartbeat, slow/shallow breathing, unconsciousness, seizures, disadvantage of coordination, fever, hot/dry/flushed epidermis, widened pupils, trade in delusion, metamorphose in the amount of urine, commotion, hallucinations.

Notes

Do not share this medication with others.

Laboratory and/or medical tests (such as perspicacity exams) should be performed periodically to monitor your ripen or sign in in place of side effects. Consult your doctor with a view more details.

Missed Dose

If you young lady a dose, regard as it as without delay as you remember. If it is forthcoming the dead for now of the next measure, skip the missed dose. Stomach your next dispense at the absolute time. Do not ambiguous the dispense to pinch up.

Storage

Store at area temperature between 68-77 degrees F (20-25 degrees C) away from luminescence and moisture. Do not hold in the bathroom. Attend to all medicines away from children and pets.

Do not true medications down the lavatory or stream them into a up the spout unless instructed to do so. Properly abandon this merchandise when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or restricted waste disposal company in spite of more details upon how to safely toss out your product.