J. Antall szerk.: Medical history in Hungary. Presented to the XXII. International Congress for the History of Medicine / Orvostörténeti Közlemények – Supplementum 4. (Budapest, 1970)

MEDICAL HISTORY IN HUNGARY - J. Antall: Museum Affairs Concerning Medical and Pharmaceutical History in Hungary (in English)

NO-SPA tablets and ampoules SPASMOLYTIC COMPOSITION 6,7,3',4'-Tetraethoxy-l-benzal-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline hydrochloride (Drotaverine hydrochloride) 0.4 g per tablet and ampoule (2 ml) ACTIONS Already in small doses, No-Spa relieves or prevents spastic conditions of the smooth muscles, irrespective of their localization, function or innervation. The spasmolytic effect of No-Spa is stronger than that either of papaverine or of Perparin (two drugs with similar action), and is accompanied by less of toxic side-effects. No-Spa is easily absorbed and exerts a prolonged action. The advantageous properties of the drug assert themselves particularly in the painful affections of the biliary, urogenital and gastrointestinal tract. INDICATIONS In general, to abolish or prevent pain and dysfunction caused by smooth muscle spasm. Biliary and renal colics, spasms associated with cholecystopathy, cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, nephrolithiasis, pyelitis, cystitis, as well as spasms elicited by instrumental examination. Spastic conditions of the gastrointestinal system

; gastric and duodenal ulcer, larÿñgo-, cardio- and