Active substance Butylscopolamine General information Buscopan® contains the active ingredient butylscopolamine. Butylscopolamine belongs to the group of parasympatholytics, i.e. it acts against the parasympathetic nervous system and is therefore called antagonist. Another name for drugs of this group is anticholinergics, as they block an acetylcholine receptor and thus exert their effect. The desired effect of … Buscopan®
Costs Buscopan® dragees and tablets are available without prescription in pharmacies. 20 dragees each containing 10 mg butylscopolamine cost about 8 Euro, 50 dragees about 17 Euro. 10 suppositories of 10 mg each cost about 10 euros. All articles in this series: Buscopan® Costs
Sudden onset of unbearable pain in the flank area should be thought of as renal colic. The discomfort results from blockage of the ureter by a urinary stone. The physician can prescribe effective analgesics, monitor the progress of renal colic, and intervene surgically if necessary. What is renal colic? Renal colic refers to an acute … Renal Colic: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Definition Pain in the area of the kidney(s) can have various causes. First, however, it must be clarified whether the pain actually originates from the kidneys, as back pain can often be interpreted as kidney pain. Depending on the intensity, duration and nature of the accompanying symptoms, the general practitioner should be consulted in order … Pain in the kidney area
Classification of kidney pain according to its location The cause of kidney pain is not different for the right and left kidney. There are diseases that rather affect both kidneys and diseases that usually only occur in the area of one kidney. However, there are no typical diseases that mainly affect the right or especially … Classification of kidney pain according to its location | Pain in the kidney area
Diagnosis of kidney pain Diagnosis of kidney pain is made up of several components. First of all, the medical history is important. The examining physician will ask how long the pain has existed, whether it is unilateral or bilateral, whether there was a trigger for the pain, where exactly it is located, whether it is … Diagnosis of kidney pain | Pain in the kidney area
Cramp-like pain in the kidney area Back pain is often confused with kidney pain. Pain originating in the back is much more common than that originating in the kidneys. Kidney pain that is accompanied by back pain usually does not have the same cause. However, kidney pain and back pain can of course occur at … Cramp-like pain in the kidney area | Pain in the kidney area
Kidney pain during pregnancy Pain in the kidney area during pregnancy is a symptom that is relatively often complained about. Often the complaints are short-lived, disappear completely and have no relevance. However, kidney pain during pregnancy can also indicate increasing urinary retention in individual cases. During pregnancy, the growing uterus can compress one or both … Kidney pain during pregnancy | Pain in the kidney area
Can kidney pain be a sign of pregnancy? Whether pain in the kidney area can be a sign of pregnancy is difficult to answer in general terms. Pregnant women report numerous different small abnormalities in early pregnancy. Thus also again and again of light kidney pain in the early pregnancy is reported. However, kidney pain … Can kidney pain be a sign of pregnancy? | Pain in the kidney area
The kidneys are present twice in almost every person and are located on the left and right side of the spine in the rear upper part of the abdominal cavity. The right as well as the left kidney are mostly protected from outside influences by the costal arch and by a thick fat capsule. The … Right-sided kidney pain
Diagnosis As is always the case in medicine, the examination is based on a detailed interview (= anamnesis) of the person concerned. The examination of the urine often helps to find the cause. Important indications of kidney disease can be blood in the urine, because in healthy people it is free of blood. Furthermore, increased … Diagnosis | Right-sided kidney pain
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a common procedure used today to break up urinary, biliary, renal, and salivary stones. The high-energy shock waves (sound waves) used to break up the stones are generated outside the body (extracorporeally) and focused on the stone. If successful, the remnants of the “shattered” stones can be excreted naturally, saving … Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: Treatment, Effects & Risks
