HyoMax-FT Chewable Melt

Generic name:hyoscyamine sulfate
Dosage form: tablet
Drug class:Anticholinergics / antispasmodics

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 21, 2022.

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DESCRIPTION:

Each round, green, mint flavored tablet, can be chewed or placed on tongue for disintegration and contains 0.125mg of hyoscyamine sulfate USP.

Hyoscyamine sulfate is one of the principal anticholinergic/antispasmodic components of belladonna alkaloids.

I-Hyoscyamine sulfate

The chemical name is Benzeneacetic acid, α-(hydroxymethyl)-, 8 methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl ester, [3(S)-endo]-, sulfate (2:1), dihydrate.

Inactive ingredients include green dye LKB #LB-620, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, mannitol USP, peppermint flavor, starch, stearic acid.

ACTIONS:

Hyoscyamine has actions similar to those of atropine, but is more potent in both its central and peripheral effects. This product inhibits gastrointestinal propulsive motility and decreases gastric acid secretions. This product controls excessive pharyngeal, tracheal, and bronchial secretion. This product is absorbed by chewing completely as well as by oral or sublingual administration. Once absorbed, this product disappears rapidly from the blood and is distributed throughout the entire body. The majority of hyoscyamine sulfate is excreted in the urine unchanged within the first 12 hours and only traces of hyoscyamine sulfate are found in the breast milk.

INDICATIONS AND USAGE:

This product may be used in functional intestinal disorders to reduce symptoms such as those seen in mild dysenteries and diverticulitis. It can also be used to control gastric secretion, visceral spasm and hypermotility in cystitis, pylorospasm and associated abdominal cramps. Along with appropriate analgesics, this prod...