Category Archives: Medications

Nocturnal Leg Cramps Treatment

Quinine sulphate is only approved for the treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria. The FDA had concluded in their recent evaluation that the data is inadequate to establish the efficacy of quinine sulphate in the treatment of nocturnal leg cramps. … Continue reading

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Hyoscine Vs Metoclopramide

Interesting thing that I realised is that we should not prescribe hyoscine (commonly known as buscopan) together with metoclopramide (maxalon). The reason is because hyoscine is an anti-spasmodic medication which stops abdominal cramps, and metoclopramide has prokinetic properties which helps … Continue reading

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