Comparing Chlordiazepoxide / Clidinium vs Dicyclomine
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Enterocolitis, Peptic Ulcer. Chlordiazepoxide / clidinium may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Dicyclomine is used for the relief of colicky pain caused by intestinal muscle spasms in functional bowel/irritable bowel syndrome. Side effects include dry mouth, a decreased ability to sweat... View more |
Related suggestions Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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| More about Chlordiazepoxide / clidinium | More about Dicyclomine | ||||||||||||||||
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Chlordiazepoxide / clidinium has an average rating of 8.6 out of 10 from a total of 86 ratings on Drugs.com. 81% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 7% reported a negative effect. |
Dicyclomine has an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from a total of 302 ratings on Drugs.com. 67% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Dicyclomine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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1.8 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 512 drugs are known to interact with Chlordiazepoxide / clidinium:
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A total of 209 drugs are known to interact with Dicyclomine:
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September 01, 1966 |
May 11, 1950 |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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