What are the possible side effects of Ucholine?
If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking Ucholine and seek emergency medical attention:
- an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives); or
- shortness of breath, wheezing, or tightness in your chest.
Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take Ucholine and talk to your doctor if you experience
- dizziness or drowsiness;
- headache;
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal discomfort;
- slow heartbeats followed by fast heartbeats;
- flushing or warmth about the face;
- sweating; or
- tearing eyes.
Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Side effects of Ucholine in details
Adverse reactions are rare following oral administration of Ucholine, but are more common following subcutaneous injection. Adverse reactions are more likely to occur when dosage is increased.
The following adverse reactions have been observed: Body as a Whole: malaise; Digestive: abdominal cramps or discomfort, colicky pain, nausea and belching, diarrhea, borborygmi, salivation; Renal: urinary urgency; Nervous System: headache; Cardiovascular: a fall in blood pressure with reflex tachycardia, vasomotor response; Skin: flushing producing a feeling of warmth, sensation of heat about the face, sweating; Respiratory: bronchial constriction, asthmatic attacks; Special Senses: lacrimation, miosis,
Causal Relationship Unknown
The following adverse reactions have been reported, and a causal relationship to therapy with Ucholine has not been established: Body as a Whole: malaise; Nervous System: seizures.
What is the most important information I should know about Ucholine?
- Ucholine may cause dizziness, fainting, or lightheadedness. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how you react to Ucholine. Alcohol, hot weather, exercise, and fever can increase the effects. To prevent them, sit or stand up slowly, especially in the morning. Also, sit or lie down at the first sign of dizziness, lightheadedness, or weakness.
- Use Ucholine with extreme caution in the ELDERLY because they may be more sensitive to its effects.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using Ucholine during pregnancy. It is unknown if Ucholine is excreted in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while taking Ucholine.
Ucholine contraindications
Hypersensitivity to Ucholine tablets, hyperthyroidism, peptic ulcer, latent or active bronchial asthma, pronounced bradycardia or hypotension, vasomotor Instability, coronary artery disease, epilepsy and parkinsonism.
Ucholine should not be employed when the strength or integrity of the gastrointestinal or bladder wall is in question, or in the presence of mechanical obstruction; when increased muscular activity of the gastrointestinal tract or urinary bladder might prove harmful, as following recent urinary bladder surgery, gastrointestinal resection and anastomosis, or when there Is possible gastrointestinal obstruction; in bladder neck obstruction, spastic gastrointestinal disturbances, acute inflammatory lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, or peritonitis; or in marked vagotonia.
References
- KEGG. "Risk category of Japanese OTC drugs". http://www.genome.jp/kegg-bin/get_ht... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- ClinicalTrials.gov. "bethanechol". https://clinicaltrials.gov/ (accessed September 17, 2018).
- NCBI. "LinkOut is a service that allows one to link directly from NCBI databases to a wide range of information and services beyond NCBI systems.". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/project... (accessed September 17, 2018).
Reviews
The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Ucholine are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Ucholine. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.User reports
5 consumers reported side effects
Did you experience side effects while taking Ucholine drug?According to the report by ndrugs.com, the below mentioned statistics discuss the number of people who experienced side effects after taking Ucholine drug. Every drug produces at least minor unwanted effects, which we call side effects. The side effects can be bothersome, or they can be minor so patients do not know they are experiencing them. The side effects of the drug depend on the individual, severity of disease, symptom, and associated conditions in the patient. The most deciding factor is the drug dosage. The higher the dosage, the higher the therapeutic result, and the more side effects. Every patient need not have the same intensity of side effect. When the side effects are greater, immediately consult your health care provider.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No side effects | 5 | 100.0% | |
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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology
