DROFEM 80MG/250MG INJ

Overview

DROFEM 80MG/250MG INJ is a Schedule H drug.

DROFEM 80MG/250MG INJ is composed of: MEFENAMIC ACID (250.0 MG), DROTAVERINE (80.0 MG)

Mefenamic acid is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Mefenamic acid works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. Mefenamic acid is used short-term (7 days or less) to treat mild to moderate pain in adults and children who are at least 14 years old. It is also used to decrease pain and blood loss from menstrual periods.
Drotaverine is a anti spasmolytic drug used to relive spasmodic pains. It is used in conditions of smooth muscle spasm, peptic ulcer, spastic constipation, control and prevention of pain and dysfunction due to smooth muscle spasms.

Usage

MEFENAMIC ACID is generally used to treat: Pain

DROTAVERINE is generally used to treat: Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
DROTAVERINE can address symptoms like: Abdomen Pain

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is it safe on my liver?
A: Not Safe

Q: Is it safe on my kidney?
A: Not Safe

Q: Can I take it with alcohol?
A: Not Safe

Q: Is it safe for children?
A: Not Advised for age < 1month

Q: Can it be taken during pregnancy?
A: Not enough studies to prove Risk – Ask your Doctor

Q: Is it safe to take for someone breastfeeding?
A: Check with your Doctor first

How Do I Take It?

DROFEM 80MG/250MG INJ is generally taken Before Food.

Precautions for DROFEM 80MG/250MG INJ and its Constituents

• Before taking mefenamic acid, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it or to aspirin or other NSAIDs or if you have any other allergies.
• Kidney problems can sometimes occur with the use of NSAID medications, including mefenamic acid. Problems are more likely to occur if you are dehydrated, have heart failure or kidney disease, are an older adult, or if you take certain medications.
• Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist that you are using this medication.
• This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy. Alcohol or marijuana can make you more dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs alertness until you can do it safely.
• This medicine may cause stomach bleeding. Daily use of alcohol and tobacco, especially when combined with this medicine, may increase your risk for stomach bleeding. Limit alcohol and stop smoking.
• This medication may make you more sensitive to the sun. Limit your time in the sun. Avoid tanning booths and sunlamps. Use sunscreen and wear protective clothing when outdoors.
• Before using this medication, women of childbearing age should talk with their doctor about the benefits and risks (such as miscarriage, trouble getting pregnant). Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or if you plan to become pregnant. During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. It is not recommended for use during the first and last trimesters of pregnancy due to possible harm to the unborn baby and interference with normal labor/delivery.
• This drug passes into breast milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

• Caution should be exercised in patients with heart/liver/kidney disease, during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Take drotaverine tablets 20 minutes before a meal to relieve or reduce post meal symptoms.
• Consult your doctor before you start drotaverine if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
• Stop taking drotaverine and consult a doctor, if experience severe allergic reactions.
• Due to possible side effects such as dizziness and vertigo resulting from hypotension, you should avoid driving or using machines.

Symptoms of Overdosage

MEFENAMIC ACID over-dosage can result in: Abdomen Pain, Vomit, Drowsiness, Difficulty Breathing, Seizures (uncontrollable Jerking Of Limbs)
DROTAVERINE over-dosage can result in: Dry Mouth, Eyes Blurred Vision

Common Side-Effects

MEFENAMIC ACID : Skin Rash, Itchy Skin, Dry Skin, Black (tar) Colored Stools, Frequent Urination, Heartburn, Increased Thirst, Loss Of Appetite, Lower Back Pain, Nausea, Abdomen Bloating Or Fullness, Abdomen Pain, Vomit, Weight Gain, Weight Loss (unintentional), Gums Bleeding, Cloudy Urine With Strong Odor, Confusion, Constipation, Cough, Dark Colored (brown) Urine, Difficulty Swallowing, Dizziness, Fatigue (tiredness), Fainting, Fever, Chills, Head Headache, Throat Soreness, Noisy Breathing, Nervousness, Lightheadedness, Fruity Odor On Breath
DROTAVERINE : Skin Irritation, Dry Mouth, Nausea, Vomit, Fainting

Serious Side-Effects

MEFENAMIC ACID : Blood Or Red Colored Urine, Bloody Or Red Colored Vomit, Eyes Blurred Vision, Chest Pain, Irregular Heartbeat, Shortness Of Breath, Slow Heart Rate (pulse), Seizures (uncontrollable Jerking Of Limbs)

Rare Side-Effects

MEFENAMIC ACID : Legs Pain, Drowsiness, Eyes Redness, Sneezing, Body Excessive Sweating

Technical Classification

MEFENAMIC ACID is categorized as: NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS / ANALGESICS / CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
DROTAVERINE is categorized as:

• ANALGESIC COMBINATIONS / ANALGESICS / CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
• ANTICHOLINERGICS/ANTISPASMODICS / FUNCTIONAL BOWEL DISORDER AGENTS / GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS

Available Alternatives for DROFEM 80MG/250MG INJ

What are the commonly available Substitutes?

ABDROT PLUS TAB	INR 59.98 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
AVACAN M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 54.89 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
COEASE M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 38.75 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
COLICURE PLUS 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 48.4 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DECOLIC MF 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 27.72 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DELCOLIC MF 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 53.5 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DETRIM 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 60.75 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DOT M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 51.33 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DOTACID M TAB	INR 56.18 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DOTAFAC M TAB	INR 65.6 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DOTARIN MF 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 18.75 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DOTRA M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 92.08 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DOVERIN M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 83 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DR M TAB	INR 60.57 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROFEM 80MG/250MG INJ	INR 95 for 2 ML INJECTION	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROFEM 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 54 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROFOMAX 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 61.9 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROLID-M TAB		MEFENAMIC ACID 250 MG, DROTAVERINE 80 MG
DROMEF 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 63.62 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROMIS M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 56.2 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DRONE M TAB	INR 55 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250 MG, DROTAVERINE 80 MG
DROSPAS M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 65 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROT M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 46.78 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROTAMEF 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 45 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROTANICM 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 57.13 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROTAS M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 72 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROTAVIN MF 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 61.37 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROTIKIND M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 54.4 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROTINAM M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 18.75 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROVERA MF 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 55 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DROVOTAS M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 74.88 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
DVN PLUS 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 90 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
EPIVERIN M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 58.13 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
INORINE M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 44.69 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
LYSO SPAS TAB	INR 71.47 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
MEDOSTRAP 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 61.9 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
MEFNID 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 60 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
NAMSPAS DR 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 15 for 10 TABLET DR	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
NESTA 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 64.18 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
NICLOSPAS D 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 52.1 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SAMSPAS M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 48.02 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SPASEND M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 45 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SPASMID TAB	INR 60 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SPASMINDON N TAB	INR 65.95 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SPASMOTER M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 70 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SPASMOWIN D 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 42 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SPASNA M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 41.95 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SPASRINE 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 70 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SPASRINE TAB	INR 70 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250 MG, DROTAVERINE 80 MG
SPASTAB 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 59.9 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
SPURGE TAB	INR 87.4 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
TAME D 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 63 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
TARPHO M TAB	INR 75 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
TAVERA M TAB	INR 17.37 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
TUELA 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 48 for 8 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
VERIN M 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 59.9 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG
VERISPAS MF 80MG/250MG TAB	INR 65.7 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 80.0 MG

What are the other drugs with similar Ingredients?

CLOMIN DM TAB	INR 59.8 for 10 TABLETS	DROTAVERINE , MEFENAMIC ACID
CYCLOTAB DM 250MG/80MG TAB	INR 80 for 10 TABLETS	DROTAVERINE 250.0 MG, MEFENAMIC ACID 80.0 MG
DROFEM INJ	INR 9.63 for 2 ML INJECTION	DROTAVERINE 40.0 MG, MEFENAMIC ACID
DROFIC TAB	INR 69 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250 MG, DROTAVERINE 40 MG
DROTEL MF TAB	INR 58.13 for 10 TABLETS	DROTAVERINE , MEFENAMIC ACID
EUVARIN M TAB	INR 48.03 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID , DROTAVERINE
MEFSID 40MG/250MG TAB	INR 63 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 40.0 MG
NOCOLIC DM TAB	INR 49.5 for 10 TABLETS	DROTAVERINE , MEFENAMIC ACID
ROTASPAS M 40MG/250MG TAB	INR 60.5 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 250.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 40.0 MG
SPASLIN D 20MG/500MG TAB	INR 52.5 for 10 TABLETS	MEFENAMIC ACID 500.0 MG, DROTAVERINE 20.0 MG
UROFLAMED TAB	INR 135 for 10 TABLETS	DROTAVERINE , MEFENAMIC ACID
VEGASPAS DN TAB	INR 51.25 for 10 TABLETS	DROTAVERINE , MEFENAMIC ACID