Cinaron 15
Rx- Generic:
- Cinnarizine
- Company:
- Square Pharmaceuticals PLC.
- Dosage form:
- Tablet
- Pack size:
- Strip (10 Tablet)
৳ 1.35/unit
Pack: ৳ 13.50
At a glance
Cinnarizine — brands, prices, indication, dosage and side effects available in Bangladesh.
Description
Cinnarizine belongs to a class of medicines known as antihistamines. It is a prescription medicine used to treat motion sickness (nausea due to motion, especially while traveling in a moving vehicle), vertigo (spinning sensation or dizziness), or Meniere's disease (problems with balance). Cinnarizine should be taken with food to avoid stomach upset. Take this medicine as advised by your doctor, preferably at the same time each day. 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 and never stop this medicine suddenly without talking to your doctor. Some common side effects of this medication are sleepiness, nausea and dyspepsia or indigestion. 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. It may also cause weight gain and to prevent it you can eat a healthy balanced diet, avoid snacking with high-calorie food and exercise regularly. Before taking this medicine, it is better to inform your doctor if you are suffering from peptic ulcer, asthma, or low blood pressure. You must inform your doctor if you are taking any other medicines regularly, as it may affect the way this medicine works for you. Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should consult their doctor before taking this medicine. Cinnarizine works by preventing constriction of the blood vessels of the inner ear. This improves the microcirculation of the ear.
Indications
• Motion sickness • Vertigo • Meniere's disease
Mechanism of action
Cinnarizine has calcium-channel blocking activity selective for arterial smooth muscle. It also has some antihistamine activity. Cinnarizine acts as a labyrinthine sedative. It also improves microcirculation by reducing ischaemia-induced blood viscosity.
Dosage
Adult Dose: Oral Peripheral vascular disease Adult: 75 mg bid or tid. Motion sickness Adult: 30 mg 2 hr before travel then 15 mg 8 hrly during the journey if necessary. Cerebrovascular disorders Adult: 75 mg once daily. Vertigo and vestibular disorders Adult: 30 mg tid or 75 mg 1-2 times daily. Child Dose: Oral Motion sickness Child: 5-12 yr 15 mg 2 hr before travel then 7.5 mg 8 hrly during the journey as necessary. Vertigo and vestibular disorders Child: 5-12 yr 15 mg tid.
Administration
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. Cinnarizine is to be taken with food.
Side effects
Common: • Sleepiness • Nausea • Weight gain • Indigestion
Precautions & warnings
[UNSAFE] Cinnarizine may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur. . Cinnarizine helps relieve nausea, vomiting, and dizziness associated with Meniere's disease and other middle ear disorders. Take it with food to avoid stomach upset. It may cause dizziness and sleepiness. Don't drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how Cinnarizine affects you. Do not drink alcohol while taking this medicine as it may cause increased sleepiness. Stop taking medicine if you experience yellowing of the skin, tiredness, fever, nausea, weakness, red, lumpy, and itchy rash. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding. Take caution while taking this medicine if you are suffering from Parkinson's disease as it may worsen the condition. Inform your doctor if you are taking antidepressant or painkiller medicine as it may increase the drowsiness effect of Cinnarizine. Inform your doctor if you notice vomiting, upset stomach, muscle weakness or lose consciousness. Do not stop taking Cinnarizine without talking to your doctor first.
Contraindications
Proven hypersensitivity to the drug. Parkinson's disease. Childn and neonates.
Drug interactions
CNS depressant effect enhanced with alcohol. Action potentiated by domperidone. Increased sedative effect w/ CNS depressants or TCAs.
Food interactions
[UNSAFE] Cinnarizine may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Use in pregnancy
[CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR] Cinnarizine may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Use in lactation
[CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR] Information regarding the use of Cinnarizine during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Renal / hepatic impairment
[CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR] There is limited information available on the use of Cinnarizine in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor. [CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR] There is limited information available on the use of Cinnarizine in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
Common questions
While travelling feel like vomiting. When move my head feels uneasy. Checked my eye. As per doctor said vertigo issue.kindly suggest and guide for same likely it is motion sickness; try topamac 25 mg HS andtake tab stugeron 25 mg 30 mins before prolonges travel; pls show 2 neurologist I am feeling vertigo and I am not able to balance my self do mri brain ; take tab stugeron 25 mg bd for 5 days What is the treatment for vertigo. We are taking treatment from Dr.Rahul Nadkarni MBBS . at vile parle(e), but so far not much improvement seen, though she is taking treatment since Saturday morning. He has given revert 16 twice a day and some other tablets from his own medicine. He told us to take ECG ,which he says is normal. Try stugeron 25 mg bd for 7 days I felt dizziness all the time and vertigo do MRI brain ; start tab stugeron 25 mg bd for a week I have a problem of dizziness. I had consulted to doctor he gave me medicine for vertigo. I am taking these medicine since one month, but no satisfactory relief. Actually i was shot in 2001 at the neck left side back to ear. See attached pic for shot location When i sleep towards this shot wound side i feel quick dizziness and feel like everything is spinning. During walking and sitting i feel unstability What could be the possible reason. Is it a reason of any vain blockage Start tab stugeron 25 mg twice a day for 1 week Motion seekness at night on sleeping on bad. Sometimes in day Time also. Taking stugeron 75mg n pentop . Dizziness can occur due to a number of reasons ranging from ear, blood pressure,neurological or psychological Please get a complete assessment before any comment can be made. Feeling Dizzy for more than 12 hrs and could not stand up and walk as it causes more dizziness and vomit type of feeling. Start tab vertim 16 mg bd And stugeron 5 mg bd Sir Plz help me with this. I have been facing motion sickness and somewhat eye strain kind of thing.I had cold .My for gave me medicine but no effect . Today he gave stugeron . But I googled so saw something called see sick syndrome. Could you Plz tell me more about it and treatment Better to consult a medicine specialist. They know better