Capastat and Levbid ER Tablets

• Generic Name: capreomycin
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Capastat Sulfate

Treatment of active (clinical) tuberculosis (TB) in conjunction with other antituberculosis agents.

Second-line agent used in treatment of drug-resistant TB caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis known or presumed to be susceptible to capreomycin.

For initial treatment of active TB caused by drug-susceptible M. tuberculosis, recommended multiple-drug regimens consist of an initial intensive phase (2 months) and a continuation phase (4 or 7 months). Although the usual duration of treatment for drug-susceptible pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB (except disseminated infections and TB meningitis) is 6–9 months, ATS, CDC, and IDSA state that completion of treatment is determined more accurately by the total number of doses and should not be based solely on the duration of therapy. A longer duration of treatment (e.g., 12–24 months) usually is necessary for infections caused by drug-resistant M. tuberculosis.

Patients with treatment failure or drug-resistant M. tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB (resistant to both isoniazid and rifampin) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB (resistant to both isoniazid and rifampin and also resistant to a fluoroquinolone and at least one parenteral second-line antimycobacterial such as capreomycin, kanamycin, or amikacin), should be referred to or managed in consultation with experts in the treatment of TB as identified by local or state health departments or CDC.

• Generic Name: hyoscyamine
• Dosage Forms: tablet, extended release
• Other Brand Names: Anaspaz, Ed Spaz, Hyosyne, Levbid, Levsin, NuLev, Symax SR, Cystospaz, Levsin SL, Cystospaz-M, Levsinex SR, Symax SL, A-Spas S/L, Donnamar, Hyosol, NuLev, Spasdel, IB-Stat, Hyospaz, Symax Duotab, Symax FasTab, HyoMax SL, HyoMax SR, HyoMax FT, HyoMax DT, HyoMax, Oscimin, A-Spaz, Levsin/SL, Colidrops, Levsinex, Symax, Symax FasTabs

Hyoscyamine is used to treat many different stomach and intestinal disorders, including peptic ulcer and irritable bowel syndrome. It is also used to control muscle spasms in the bladder, kidneys, or digestive tract, and to reduce stomach acid.

Hyoscyamine is sometimes used to reduce tremors and rigid muscles in people with symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Hyoscyamine is also used as a drying agent to control excessive salivation, runny nose, or excessive sweating.

Hyoscyamine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.