Hyperacidity, GERD, and ulcers:
Indications for: LEVBID
Adjunct in peptic ulcer. Adjunct in irritable bowel syndrome.
Adult Dosage:
1–2 tabs every 12 hrs; max 4 tabs/day.
Children Dosage:
Not recommended.
LEVBID Contraindications:
Glaucoma. Unstable cardiovascular status in acute hemorrhage. GI or urinary tract obstruction. Paralytic ileus, intestinal atony of elderly or debilitated patients. Toxic megacolon. Severe ulcerative colitis. Myasthenia gravis.
LEVBID Warnings/Precautions:
High environmental temperature. Diarrhea. Autonomic neuropathy. Impaired cardiac or renal function. Cardiovascular disease. Hypertension. Hyperthyroidism. Hiatal hernia with reflux esophagitis. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers.
LEVBID Classification:
Anticholinergic.
LEVBID Interactions:
Antacids may inhibit absorption. Additive anticholinergic effects with other anticholinergics, amantadine, type I antiarrhythmics, antihistamines, phenothiazines, tricyclics, MAOIs.
Adverse Reactions:
Anticholinergic effects, drowsiness.
How Supplied:
Tabs—100
