Spasmo-Lyt Plus
Spasmo-lyt plus is a medicine that relaxes bladder muscles to help with needing to pee often, suddenly, or leaking urine caused by an overactive bladder.
Form
tabletti, päällystetty
Strength
20 mg
Active Ingredient
Trospium chloride
Manufacturer
Viatris Oy
How to Use
Dosage
Adults and children over 12 should take one 20 mg tablet twice a day.
Method
Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water before a meal on an empty stomach.
Important
The most you should take in one day is two 20 mg tablets (40 mg of trospium chloride).
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Dry mouth
- •Constipation
- •Nausea
- •Stomach pain
- •Indigestion
RARE
- •Fast heart rate
- •Headache
- •Gas (flatulence)
- •Diarrhea
- •Chest pain
- •Dizziness
- •Difficulty emptying bladder, urinary retention
- •Blurred near vision
- •Skin rash
- •Joint and muscle pain
- •Rapid and irregular heartbeat
- •Breathing difficulties
- •Itching, hives (itchy rash)
- •General weakness
- •Slight to moderate increase in some liver enzyme levels
- •Seeing or hearing things that aren't there (hallucinations), confusion, or feeling very agitated (mainly in older people)
- •Severe allergic reaction with swelling of the face, tongue, or throat, making it hard to breathe
- •Sudden allergic reaction with shortness of breath, rash, wheezing, and low blood pressure
- •Life-threatening allergic skin reactions with widespread blistering and peeling of the skin or mouth lining
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to trospium chloride or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if you cannot empty your bladder (urinary retention).
- Do not use if you have a type of eye disease called narrow-angle glaucoma.
- Do not use if your heart beats abnormally fast or irregularly.
- Do not use if you have myasthenia gravis (a disease that causes muscle weakness).
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- Do not use if you have a severe stomach or bowel problem, like toxic megacolon.
- Do not use if you have severe liver disease.
- Do not give Spasmo-lyt plus to children under 12 years old.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category D
Avoid use in older adults. Anticholinergic. Reduce the dose in moderately severe renal impairment. Significant adverse effects include tachycardia, confusion and cognitive impairment. Increases risk of falls. Reduces the effectiveness of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease. (updated 25.11.2024)