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Only 1 in 5 people who treat their stomach pain are using a specific treatment#1 #refers to non-prescription medication for stomach ache, cramp and spasm medications    
1. Source: IPSOS category incidence check 2020 – Australia. To obtain please contact our health line number  
Buscopan provides a targeted approach that works where the cramps and pain occur. Its gentle, two-step action relaxes the muscles of your digestive tract, to relieve the pain, providing fast relief2.  2. Buscopan Product Information  
Buscopan provides fast relief2 in as quickly as 15 minutes*3*Based on 20mg formulation for adults 18+, Lacy et al. (2013)3  
3. Lacy et al. (2013). On-demand hyoscine butylbromide for the treatment of self-reported functional cramping abdominal pain. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 48(8), 926–935. Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical. 
Buscopan works differently to common pain relievers like paracetamol and ibuprofen4-7 by relaxing the cramping stomach muscles to relieve the pain54.Buscopan Product Information. Available at https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2018-PI-01383-1&d=20241002172310101 (cited 20 Sep 2024)  
5. Medicines Complete. Available at: https://www.medicinescomplete.com/#/content/ahfs/a381004?hspl=paracetamol (cited Sep 2024) 
6. Medicines Complete. Ibuprofen. Available at: https://www.medicinescomplete.com/#/content/ahfs/a382159?hspl=ibuprofen (cited Sep 2024) 
7. Tytgat GN. Hyoscine butylbromide: a review of its use in the treatment of abdominal cramping and pain. Drugs. 2007;67(9):1343-1357. Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH.