Hyoscyamine

Brand Names: Anaspaz, Donnatal, Ed Spaz, Hyophen, Levbid, Levsin, Nulev, Oscimin, Phenohytro, Phosphasal, Symax, Urelle, Uribel, Urimar Reformulated Oct 2013, Urin DS, Urogesic Blue Reformulated Apr 2012, Ustell, Utira

Background: Hyoscyamine is a tropane alkaloid and the levo-isomer of atropine. It is commonly extracted from plants in the Solanaceae or nightshade family. Research into the action of hyoscyamine in published literature dates back to 1826. Hyoscyamine is used for a wide variety of treatments and therapeutics due to its antimuscarinic properties.
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Indication: As a drug that is not FDA approved, hyscyamine has no official indications. Intravenous hysocyamine has been used to reduce gastric motility, reduce pancreatic pain and secretions, to facilitate imaging of the gastrointestinal tract, treat anticholinesterase toxicity, treat certain cases of partial heart block, improve visualization of the kidneys, and for s...

Associated Conditions: Biliary Colic, Colic, Cystitis, Diverticulitis, Heart Block, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Neurogenic Bladder, Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction, Pancreatitis, Parkinsonism, Peptic Ulcer, Poisoning caused by anticholinesterases, Pylorospasm, Renal Colic, Spastic bladder, Tracheo-bronchial secretion excess, Acute Enterocolitis, Acute Rhinitis, Gastric secretions, Mild Dysentery, Pharyngeal secretions, Salivary secretions, Spastic colitis