Product introduction

Hexylent Tablet is used with other medicines to treat Parkinson’s disease. It’s also used to treat severe movement side effects caused by certain drugs (drug-induced movement disorder).

Hexylent Tablet can be taken with food or without food. Consider taking it with food if it causes an upset stomach. Take it at the same time each day; this helps maintain a consistent level of medicine in the body. Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor, and if you have missed a dose, take it as soon as you remember. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. This medication must not be stopped suddenly without talking to the doctor, as it may result in a worsening of symptoms.

Some common side effects of this medicine include nausea, vomiting, and blurred vision. It even causes dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. Dry mouth may occur commonly while using this medicine, so try to do frequent mouth rinses, maintain good oral hygiene, and increase water intake. Avoid wearing contact lenses, as Hexylent Tablet may cause dry eyes as well. It is important to inform your doctor if you suffer from glaucoma or have trouble passing urine.

Before using Hexylent Tablet, you should tell your doctor if you’ve ever had heart problems, problems with passing urine, liver or kidney disease. It may also affect, or be affected by, some other drugs you are using, so let your doctor know what these are to be safe. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should consult their doctor before starting treatment with this medicine.

Uses of Hexylent Tablet

Treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Treatment of Drug induced abnormal movements

Benefits of Hexylent Tablet

Treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disorder of the central nervous system. It makes the muscles stiff which causes difficulties in standing and walking. PD also causes tremors and loss of balance. Hexylent Tablet helps to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. It relaxes the stiff muscles and helps in easy movement without losing balance. Hexylent Tablet is also used to treat side effects like abnormal movements caused by antipsychotic drugs.

It is advisable not to stop this medicine without consulting your doctor. This is because a sudden stoppage can cause symptoms of Parkinson’s disease to return. You can see that the drug is working if you are able to do your daily activities more easily and have a more active and better quality of life.

Treatment of Drug induced abnormal movements
Hexylent Tablet is also used to treat side effects like abnormal movements caused by antipsychotic drugs. It helps restore normal body posture as well as control over muscle movements in the body. This will enable you to lead a normal life and improve your ability to carry out daily activities.

How to use Hexylent Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Hexylent Tablet is to be taken on an empty stomach.

How Hexylent Tablet works

Hexylent Tablet is an anticholinergic medication. It works by decreasing the activity of a chemical messenger (acetylcholine) in the brain. This improves muscle control and reduces stiffness in Parkinson’s disease. It also improves movement disorders (restlessness, involuntary movements, or muscle spasms) caused by certain other medicines.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Hexylent Tablet. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Hexylent Tablet is not recommended during pregnancy as there is positive evidence of fetal risk based on animal studies. However, it may still be prescribed by a doctor in situations where the benefits outweigh the risks.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Hexylent Tablet may be unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby. It should be used only if the expected benefit outweighs the potential risk. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

UNSAFE

Hexylent Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision, or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Hexylent Tablet can cause blurring of vision, dizziness, mild nausea, and mental confusion in some cases. This may affect your ability to drive.

Kidney

CAUTION

Hexylent Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.
Patients with kidney disease should be closely monitored by a doctor while taking this medicine.