
Important Notice
The medication images on this site are sourced from NHG Health’s internal formulary and are provided solely for identification and educational purposes. They may not represent all available brands, formulations, or packaging of medications registered in Singapore. While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the images accurately reflect the actual medications, colour, shape, and appearance may vary due to manufacturing differences, batch variations, and display settings.
This medication is used to treat symptoms of abdominal cramps associated with gastrointestinal disease.
- Take this medication as prescribed by your healthcare professional.
- Take this medication half to one hour before food.
If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. Then take your next dose at the usual time. Do not take two doses to make up for the missed dose.
Inform your healthcare professional if:
- You are allergic to this medication or any of the other ingredients of this medication.
- You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- You are taking any other medications, including supplements, traditional medications and herbal remedies.
- You have a history of glaucoma, increased pressure in the eye or difficulty passing urine.
You have a history of blockage in the gastrointestinal tract.
- Dry eyes
- Reduced sweating
- Constipation.
- Dizziness, drowsiness and confusion may occur. If affected, do not drive or operate machinery or participate in any activity which requires mental attention.
The symptoms of a drug allergy include one or more of the following:
- Swollen face/eyes/lips/tongue
- Difficulty in breathing
- Itchy skin rashes over your whole body
If you experience any of these symptoms, you should stop your medication and see your healthcare professional immediately.
If you experience changes in heart rhythm while using this medication, consult your healthcare professional.
Propantheline can generally be taken with most foods or medication. However, please inform your healthcare professionals if you are taking other medications or herbal preparations.
This drug should be avoided with other medications which cause similar side effects.
Store in a cool and dry place, away from direct sunlight. Keep this medication away from children.
Pack this medication into a black trash bag and seal it tightly before throwing it into the rubbish chute or bin.
Disclaimer
The content of this article does not replace the information from your healthcare professional. Please consult your healthcare professional for more information.
This article is jointly developed by members of the National Medication Information workgroup. The workgroup consists of cluster partners (NHG Health, National University Health System and SingHealth), community pharmacies (Guardian, Unity and Watsons) and Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS).
The images and video in this article has been developed by the Singapore National Asthma Programme (SNAP) and have been reviewed by the PSS-National Medication Information workgroup.

