1. What is Buscopan^®?

Buscopan® is an antispasmodic medication which specifically relieves abdominal discomfort and pain due to cramps and spasms.

Buscopan^® offers a targeted relief of your abdominal discomfort and cramps. It acts where the pain develops - in the abdomen. Buscopan^® works directly on the muscles of your bowel to relieve the cramps and spasm that cause the discomfort. With Buscopan^®, you can be confident that you are targeting the cause of your discomfort and cramps and thus that you efficaciously solve the problem avoiding simply masking it.

Buscopan^® is one of the most used and trusted medicines in this indication.

 

2. What is Buscopan^® Plus?

For women and men who suffer from abdominal discomfort and pain due to cramps and spasm, Buscopan® Plus is the worldwide leading brand. Buscopan® Plus combines Hyoscine butylbromide, the world's leading recommended antispasmodic and Paracetamol, one of the world's best known and proven analgesics.

Buscopan® Plus provides a fast and effective relief because it has a dual action: It effectively takes away the cause of the pain because it develops a muscle-relaxing effect, acting only where the pain occurs, in the abdomen. Thanks to the analgesic, its effect starts soon after you take it.

 

3. What is the difference between Buscopan^® and Buscopan^® Plus?

Buscopan® and Buscopan^® Plus both contain the active ingredient Hyoscine butylbromide, an antispasmodic that is designed to relieve abdominal cramps and spasm. Hyoscine butylbromide acts only where the pain and cramps occur - in the abdomen. In addition to Hyoscine butylbromide, Buscopan^® Plus also contains Paracetamol, a well known and proven painkiller and thus offers a dual action.

Buscopan^® Plus effectively takes away the cause of the stronger pain for stomach aches and cramps (by relaxing the abdominal muscles) and has a fast effect by blocking the pain.

 

4. What are the differences between Buscopan^® and a painkiller?

Buscopan^® acts only where the cramps and pains occur - in the abdomen. Many analgesics act by reducing the pain awareness by blocking the pain signals, thereby masking the pain. Therefore, analgesics act in the whole body, they enter the blood stream and thus offer a greater potential for unpleasant side-effects. Compared to analgesics, Buscopan® only acts where the pain occurs and treats the cause of the pain. As it does not enter the blood stream, it has practically no side-effects.

5. Do Buscopan® products contain Gluten?

Buscopan® products do not contain Gluten and can be taken during Gluten-free diets.

 

 

 

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