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Details About Generic Salt :: Cinnarizine
Main Medicine Class:: Nervous System Sub Medicine Class :: Anti Migraine , Anti Vertigo Drugs
| 4G. DRUGS FOR VASCULAR DISORDER in 4. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM |
| CINNARIZINE |
| PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE | SEDATIVE ANTI-HISTAMINE |
| also comes under 1H. Anti-Migraine & Anti- Vertigo Drugs in 1. Nervous System |
| PK: E: Feces (unchanged); urine (metabolites) |
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Indications & Dose: CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS PO Adult 75mg 1-3 times/day | MOTION SICKNESS PO Adult 30mg 2h before journey & 15mg q8h during journey if necessary Child 5-12 yr: 50% of adult dose | PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS PO Adult 75mg 2-3 times/day | VERTIGO PO Adult 30mg TID Child 5-12 yr: 50% of adult dose | VESTIBULAR DISORDERS PO Adult 30mg TID Child 5-12 yr: 50% of adult dose |
| Contra: CVD, known/suspected prolongation of QT interval, hypokalemia/electrolyte imbalances
Precautions: Hypotension, angle-closure glaucoma, urinary retention, prostatic hyperplasia, pyloroduodenal obstruction, epilepsy, hepatic impairment, elderly ADR: Serious: EPS, blurred vision, psychomotor impairment, palpitations, hypersensitivity, blood disorders, convulsions, Others: sweating, myalgia, arrhythmias, dry mouth, constipation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, depressive feelings, dizziness, headache |
