Meftal-Spas Tablet (Dicyclomine 10mg / Mefenamic Acid 250mg)

Meftal-Spas tablet is used to treat pain during periods (menstruation) in women. Patients who suffer from colicky pain due to intestinal biliary, or urinary stone can consume Meftal Spas medicine.

It is a composition of two medicine, Dicyclomine and Mefenamic Acid that inhibits sudden muscle contractions and provide relief from cramps, pain, bloating, and discomfort during menstruation.

Apart from this, Meftal Tab is also helpful in managing pain associated due to any movement in the intestine, gall duct, and urinary tract. It relieves pain in women during the menstrual cycle by relaxing the muscles of the stomach, thus reducing the symptoms of stomach cramping.

Meftal-Spas is advisable that people with a history of glaucoma, enlarged prostate, high blood pressure, myasthenia gravis, liver, heart, kidney or thyroid problems consult a doctor before taking medicine. Furthermore, it is strictly advisable that pregnant women and breastfeeding women must not consume Meftal tablets.

Meftal Spas causes side effects like dizziness, dry eyes, weakness, blurred vision, bloating and dry mouth. Irregular heartbeat, decreased sexual ability, loss of coordination, improper functioning of bladder and slurred speech. Therefore, it is important that you take the Meftal medicine only when prescribed and that too inaccurate dosage.

Symptoms of overdose include CNS stimulation followed by depression, confusion, delusions, nonreactive pupils, tachycardia, hypertension.

Anticholinergic toxicity is caused by the strong binding of the drug to cholinergic receptors. For anticholinergic overdose with severe life-threatening symptoms, physostigmine 1-2 mg (0.5 mg or 0.02 mg/kg for children) S.C. or I.V., slowly may be given to reverse these effects.

It is used to relieve moderately severe pain. Some of the most popular uses of Meftal Spas tablet are:

Menstrual Cramps

Helpful against muscle cramps in women caused due to painful periods (dysmenorrhea).

Abdominal Pain

Relax the muscles of stomach and prevents stomach contractions, thus providing relief from pain in abdomen area.

Meftal Spas tablet side effects, which typically last only a few days, might include:

Nausea Or Vomiting

Indigestion

Dizziness

Dry Mouth

Constipation

Blurred Vision

Stomach Ulcers

Sleepiness

Weight Gain

Weakness

Nervousness

Are there any missed dose instructions?

If you are close to the next Meftal Spas dose then you can skip the missed spas dose for that day. Otherwise, you must take the pill moment you notice it.

Are there any overdose instructions?

Consume Meftal medicine only as prescribed by the doctor. Overdose of it can cause severe side effects like decreased sexual performance, irregular heartbeat, slurred speech and difficulty in urinating. It is advisable that you consult a doctor immediately, if you experience any of the side effects.

Meftal is a drug that treats smooth muscle spasms in the gastrointestinal tract which occurs due to irritable bowel syndrome. It blocks the acetylcholine receptors present on the smooth muscles thereby causing the muscles to relax. It also controls excessive secretion from not only stomach but also from bronchial, tracheal and pharyngeal muscles.