Buy BENZTROPINE (prior prescription necessary)
(Also Known As: CONGENTIN)
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Proper Use of This Medicine
Take this medicine only as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer period of time than your doctor ordered. To do so may increase the chance of side effects.
To lessen stomach upset, take this medicine with meals or immediately after meals, unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
Dosing
The dose of antidyskinetics will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of benztropine, biperiden, ethopropazine, procyclidine, and trihexyphenidyl. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The number of capsules, tablets, or teaspoonfuls of elixir that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are taking antidyskinetics.
For benztropine - For oral dosage forms (tablets):
- For Parkinson's disease or certain severe side effects caused by some other medicines:
- Adults To start, 0.5 to 4 milligrams (mg) a day, depending on your condition. Your doctor will adjust your dose as needed; however, the dose is usually not more than 6 mg a day.
- Children Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For injection dosage form:
- For Parkinson's disease or certain severe side effects caused by some other medicines:
- Adults 1 to 4 mg a day, depending on your condition. Your doctor will adjust your dose as needed; however, the dose is usually not more than 6 mg a day.
- Children Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
For biperiden - For oral dosage forms (tablets):
- For Parkinson's disease or certain severe side effects caused by some other medicines:
- Adults 2 mg up to four times a day. Your doctor will adjust your dose, depending on your condition; however, the dose is usually not more than 16 mg a day.
- Children Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For injection dosage form:
- For Parkinson's disease or certain severe side effects caused by some other medicines:
- Adults 2 mg, injected into a muscle or vein. The dose may be repeated if needed; however, the dose is usually not given more than four times a day.
- Children Use and dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor.
For ethopropazine - For oral dosage forms (tablets):
- For Parkinson's disease or certain severe side effects caused by some other medicines:
- Adults 50 mg one or two times a day. Your doctor will adjust your dose as needed; however, the dose is usually not more than 600 mg a day.
- Children Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
For procyclidine - For oral dosage forms (elixir or tablets):
- For Parkinson's disease or certain severe side effects caused by some other medicines:
- Adults To start, 2.5 mg three times a day after meals. Your doctor may need to adjust your dose, depending on your condition.
- Children Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
For trihexyphenidyl - For extended-release oral dosage forms (extended-release capsules):
- For Parkinson's disease or certain severe side effects caused by some other medicines:
- Adults 5 mg after breakfast. Your doctor may add another 5 mg dose to be taken twelve hours later, depending on your condition.
- Children: Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
- For other oral dosage forms (elixir or tablets):
- For Parkinson's disease or certain severe side effects caused by some other medicines:
- Adults To start, 1 to 2 mg a day. Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed; however, the dose is usually not more than 15 mg a day.
- Children Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
Missed dose
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is within 2 hours of your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
Storage
To store this medicine:
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Store away from heat and direct light.
- Do not store the capsule or tablet form of this medicine in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the medicine to break down.
- Keep the liquid form of this medicine from freezing.
- Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded medicine is out of the reach of children.
Before Using This Medicine
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For antidyskinetics, the following should be considered:
Allergies Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to antidyskinetics. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.
Pregnancy Studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done in either humans or animals. However, antidyskinetics have not been shown to cause problems in humans.
Breast-feeding It is not known if antidyskinetics pass into breast milk. Although most medicines pass into breast milk in small amounts, many of them may be used safely while breast-feeding. Mothers who are taking these medicines and who wish to breast-feed should discuss this with their doctor.
Since antidyskinetics tend to decrease the secretions of the body, it is possible that the flow of breast milk may be reduced in some patients.
Children Children may be especially sensitive to the effects of antidyskinetics. This may increase the chance of side effects during treatment.
Older adults Agitation, confusion, disorientation, hallucinations, memory loss, and mental changes are more likely to occur in elderly patients, who are usually more sensitive to the effects of antidyskinetics.
Other medicines Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases 2 different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking an antidyskinetic, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:
- Anticholinergics (medicine for abdominal or stomach spasms or cramps) or
- Central nervous system (CNS) depressants (medicine that causes drowsiness) or
- Tricyclic antidepressants (medicine for depression) Using these medicines together with antidyskinetics may result in additive effects, increasing the chance of unwanted effects
Other medical problems The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of antidyskinetics. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Difficult urination or
- Enlarged prostate or
- Glaucoma or
- Heart or blood vessel disease or
- High blood pressure or
- Intestinal blockage or
- Myasthenia gravis or
- Uncontrolled movements of hands, mouth, or tongue Antidyskinetics may make the condition worse
- Kidney disease or
- Liver disease Higher blood levels of the antidyskinetics may result, increasing the chance of side effects
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