It is a combination of substances that help relax muscles. The medicine helps decrease the sensation of pain and helps you rest.
orphenadrine
This medicine is used to treat acute and chronic (short and long term) painful muscular conditions, tension, headache, dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), and non-articular rheumatism (a group of conditions characterized by muscular aches which do not arise from joints).
Contradications
The patients with glaucoma (high pressure in the eye), urinary problems, myasthenia gravis (a muscular disorder in which there is serious muscle weakness), prostatic hypertrophy (prostate enlargement), porphyria (liver disorders characterized by buildup of a substance called porphyrins which affect the skin and nervous system), tardive dyskinesia (a side effect of antipsychotic medications which causes a person to have uncontrollable stiff jerky movements of their face and body) and GI obstruction should avoid the use of this medicine. Please consult your doctor for more information.
Side effects
The patients administered with this medicine may experience dry mouth, nausea, blurred vision, dizziness, confusion, tremor, Gastrointestinal disturbances, and restlessness.
Expert Advice
- Take this medication with or without meals.
- Please immediately inform your doctor in-case of any serious adverse effects.
- Please discontinue this medicine in case of any allergic reaction associated with its use.
FAQs
Is this medication a painkiller?
Will this medicine make me sleepy?
This medicine may cause drowsiness.
Can children use this medication?
The use of this medication is not recommended in children
Can I stop taking this medicine suddenly?
It is best to withdraw this medicine gradually as sudden withdrawal may have adverse effects.
Does this medication contain aspirin?
This medicine contains aspirin, a medicine used for relieving pain.
Medicines containing orphenadrine
Rs.44.8
