PHENOBARBITAL, HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE, ATROPINE SULFATE, SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE (Donnatal) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

PHENOBARBITAL, HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE, ATROPINE SULFATE, SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE

What is the Trade Name for PHENOBARBITAL, HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE, ATROPINE SULFATE, SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE?

Donnatal

What are the Indications for PHENOBARBITAL, HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE, ATROPINE SULFATE, SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE?

  • INDICATIONS AND USAGE Based on a review of this drug by the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council and/or other information, FDA has classified the indications as follows: “Possibly” effective: For use as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (irritable colon, spastic colon, mucous colitis) and acute enterocolitis. May also be useful as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of duodenal ulcer. Final classification of the less-than-effective indications requires further investigation. IT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN CONCLUSIVELY WHETHER ANTICHOLINERGIC/ANTISPASMODIC DRUGS AID IN THE HEALING OF A DUODENAL ULCER, DECREASE THE RATE OF RECURRENCES OR PREVENT COMPLICATIONS.

 

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References: https://open.fda.gov/

 

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