- Parkisonism:
- Initially: 1mg daily increased every 3-5 days by 2mg to 6mg to 10mg according to patient response.
- Drug-induced extrapyramidal effects:
- 5-15mg daily
Tablet:
- 5mg
Taken with meals and at bedtime.
Tertiary amine antimuscarinic.
It has a direct antispasmodic action on smooth muscle. May act by partially blocking central cholinergic receptors.
- Dry mouth
- Blurred vision
- Urinary retention
- GI disturbances
- Psychiatric disorders
- Increased intraocular pressure
- Glaucoma
- Nausea & vomiting
- Anxiety
- Skin reactions
- Thirst
- Hypersensitivity
- Closed-angle glaucoma
- Paralytic ileus
- Pyloric stenosis
- Mysthaenia gravis
- Tardive dyskinesia
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Urinary retention
- Amantadine
- Phenothiazines
- Tricyclic antidepressants
Drug Status
| Availability | Prescription only |
| Pregnancy | Use only if potential benefit outweighs risk |
| Breastfeeding | Contrainidicated |
| Schedule | Controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzhexol | 5mg | Tablet | 100’s | Cosmos Ltd | Cosmos Ltd |
| Benzhexol | 5mg | Tablet | 100’s | Laboratory & Allied | Laboratory & Allied |
| Parkin | 5mg | Tablet | 100’s | Pharma Life Science | Pharma Life Science |