Patient leaflet - Dicycloverine Hydrochloride 20 mg tablets
1. What Dicycloverine Hydrochloride
Tablets are and what they are used for
Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets contain a medicine called dicycloverine hydrochloride. This is an antispasmodic, and it relieves, prevents, or lowers the number of muscle spasms that occur. It is used to treat cramps, pain in the stomach or gut (intestine), and stomach or gut (intestine) problems such as irritable bowel. Muscle spasms play a part in all of these. Dicycloverine works by relaxing the muscles in your stomach and gut (intestine). It stops sudden muscle contractions (spasms). In doing this, it relieves cramps, pain, bloating, wind and discomfort.
2. What you need to know before you take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets
Do not take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets:
if you are allergic to dicycloverine
hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets if:
- You have painful eyes with blurred vision (glaucoma)
- You have an enlarged prostate
- You have heart burn or indigestion caused by a hiatus hernia, which is where part of your stomach pushes through the diaphragm. If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets. Other medicines and Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines. Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets should not be taken at the same time as other medicines. This is because Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets can affect the way other medicines work. Also some medicines can affect the way Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets work. Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets with food
Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets should be taken before or after meals. Do not take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets with food. Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
Driving and using machines
Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets should not cause any problems in respect of driving or using machines. However, you may feel dizzy, tired or sleepy or have blurred eyesight whilst taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets. If this happens, do not drive or use any tools or machines.
Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets contain lactose
If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.
3. How to take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Taking this medicine
- Take this medicine by mouth
- Swallow the tablets with a glass of water
Take before or after meals.
How much to take
The usual dose is:
Adults and children 12 years of age or older
- Either one 10mg tablet or one 20mg tablet, three times each day.
Children aged 2 to 12 years of age
- One 10mg tablet three times each day. For children at the younger end of the age range, a tablet is not a suitable dosage form, and Dicycloverine Hydrochloride 10mg/5ml Oral Solution is more appropriate.
If you take more Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets than you should
Talk to your doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Remember to take any medicine that is left with you so the doctor knows what you have taken. You may have the following effects: headache, feeling dizzy, feeling sick, dry mouth
or difficulty in swallowing, blurred eyesight and hot dry skin.
If you forget to take Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets
If you forget a dose, take it as soon as you remember it. However, if it is nearly time for the next dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose. If you stop taking Dicycloverine
Hydrochloride Tablets
Keep taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets until your doctor tells you to stop. Do not stop taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets just because you feel better. If you stop, your cramps or pain may come back.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Stop taking Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets and see a doctor or go to a hospital straight away if:
- You have an allergic reaction. The signs may include: a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following side effects get serious or last longer than a few days. Also tell them if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet:
- Dry mouth or thirst
- Feeling dizzy
- Feeling tired or sleepy
- Blurred eyesight
- Rash
- Loss of appetite (anorexia)
- Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)
- Constipation
- Headache
- Difficulty or pain on passing water (urine). Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.
By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the blister or carton after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. This medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help to protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets contain
- The active substance is dicycloverine hydrochloride, 10mg in the 10mg tablet, and 20mg in the 20mg tablet
- The other ingredients (excipients) are lactose monohydrate, cellulose microcrystalline (E 460), starch, maize pregelatinised and magnesium stearate (E 470b).
What Dicycloverine Hydrochloride Tablets look like and contents of the pack
Dicycloverine Hydrochloride 10mg Tablets: White to off-white flat, beveled edged, round, 6.5mm diameter tablets with “D1” debossed on one side.
Dicycloverine Hydrochloride 20mg Tablets: White to off-white flat, beveled dged, round, 8.5mm diameter tablets with “D2” debossed on one side.
The tablets are packed in opaque, white 250 micron PVC blisters with 25 micron aluminium lidding foil. Blisters contain either 7 or 10 tablets.
Packs of 50 (blisters of 10), 84 (blisters of 7), 90 (blisters of 10), 100 (blisters of 10), 168 (blisters of 7), or 180 tablets (blisters of 10) are available.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder
Morningside Healthcare Ltd.
Unit C, Harcourt Way
Leicester, LE19 1WP, UK
Manufacturer
Morningside Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
5 Pavilion Way, Castle Business Park Loughborough, LE11 5GW, UK
Morningside Pharmaceuticals Ltd. & Aspire Pharma Ltd.
Second Floor, Boss Court, 7 Barton Close Grove Park, Leicester, LE19 1SJ, UK Aspire Pharma Ltd.
Unit 4, Rotherbrook Court, Bedford Road Petersfield, GU32 3QG, UK
This leaflet was last revised in July 2025.
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