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Treats peptic ulcers when you cannot take medicine by mouth or when treatment needs to be fast. Also used before and during surgery to dry up your mouth, throat, and stomach.
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Glycopyrrolate
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Uses
Treats peptic ulcers when you cannot take medicine by mouth or when treatment needs to be fast. Also used before and during surgery to dry up your mouth, throat, and stomach.
Storage
- If you store this medicine at home, keep it at room temperature, away from heat and direct light.
Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any leftover medicine, containers, and other supplies.
- You will also need to throw away old medicine after the expiration date has passed.
Throw away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through.
- Keep this container away from children and pets.
Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Injectable.
Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given.
- This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or a vein.
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.
You may be taught how to give your medicine at home.
- Make sure you understand all instructions before giving yourself an injection.
- Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
You will be shown the body areas where this shot can be given.
- Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot.
- Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas.
Use a new needle and syringe each time you inject your medicine.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
Confusion or feeling excited.
Decrease in how much or how often you urinate.
Diarrhea, constipation, or stomach bloating.
Fast, slow, or uneven heartbeat.
Fever, or sweating.
Muscle weakness or stiffness.
Seizures.
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to glycopyrrolate, or if you have glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, or trouble urinating because of an enlarged prostate or other blockage.
- You should not use this medicine if you have certain heart problems, or have certain problems with digestion, including severe colitis or something physically blocking digestion.
Missed Dose
- Call your doctor or pharmacist for instructions.
Drug Interactions
- Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, overactive thyroid, heart problems, or high blood pressure.
- Tell your doctor if you have nerve problems, hiatal hernia, heartburn, diarrhea, colitis, a colostomy or ileostomy, or any other problems with your digestive system.
If this medicine is being used by your child, make sure the doctor knows if your child has Down's syndrome, problems with muscle spasms, or brain damage.
This medicine may keep you from sweating enough, which may cause your body to get too hot.
- Be careful in hot weather, or while doing activities such as exercising or using a sauna or whirlpool.
This medicine may make you dizzy, drowsy, or cause blurred vision.
- Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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