Generic name:hyoscyamine [ hye-oh-SYE-a-meen ]
Drug class:Anticholinergics / antispasmodics
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 18, 2022.
What is Levsin?
Levsin produces many effects in the body, including relief from muscle spasms.
Levsin also reduces the fluid secretions of many organs and glands in the body, such as the stomach, pancreas, lungs, saliva glands, sweat glands, and nasal passages.
Levsin is used to treat many different stomach and intestinal disorders, including peptic ulcer and irritable bowel syndrome. It is also used to control muscle spasms in the bladder, kidneys, or digestive tract, and to reduce stomach acid. This medicine is sometimes used to reduce tremors and rigid muscles in people with symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Levsin is also used as a drying agent to control excessive salivation, runny nose, or excessive sweating.
Warnings
Do not take Levsin if you are allergic to hyoscyamine, or if you have kidney disease, a bladder or intestinal obstruction, severe ulcerative colitis, toxic megacolon, glaucoma, or myasthenia gravis.
Before taking Levsin, tell your doctor if you have heart disease, congestive heart failure, a heart rhythm disorder, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, or hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Avoid taking antacids at the same time you take Levsin. Antacids can make it harder ...
