Procyclidine

Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Parkinsonism, drug-induced extrapyramidal symptoms (but not tardive dyskinesia). Dystonia in children.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Urinary outflow obstruction, prostatic hypertrophy, narrow angle glaucoma, paralytic ileus and pyloric stenosis.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Thyrotoxicosis, heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, hypertension. Pregnancy, lactation, children and elderly.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Excitability, dizziness, hallucinations (seen on abuse), dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urinary retention, agitation, restlessness, confusion and convulsions.

Drug Category/Class

  • Antiparkinson Agents
  • Muscarinic Antagonists
  • Nervous System
  • Anti-Parkinson Drugs
  • Anticholinergics
  • Tertiary Amines
  • Antidyskinetics
  • Tertiary amines
Prescribed For the treatment of all forms of Parkinson's Disease, as well as control of extrapyramidal reactions induced by antipsychotic agents.
Weight :287.4397
Structure Procyclidine
Generic Drug Procyclidine prescribed For the treatment of all forms of Parkinson
Formula

C19H29NO

Procyclidine has 16 Brands listed


Axeps (2.5 mg)Axeps (5 mg)
Dine (2.5 mg)Dine (5 mg)
Dine Inj (5 mg)Kemadrin (2.5 mg)
Kemadrin (5 mg)Parklid (2.5 mg)
Parklid (5 mg)Prodine (2.5 mg)
Prodine (2.5 mg)Prodine (5 mg)
Prolid (5 mg)Proly (5 mg)
Sycline (2.5 mg)Sycline (5 mg)

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