Artigo20mg+40mg
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ACI Limited
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| Alcohol | UNSAFE Artigo may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol. |
| Pregnancy | CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR Artigo may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing ... View More |
| Breastfeeding | CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR Information regarding the use of Artigo during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor. |
| Driving | UNSAFE Artigo may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur. |
| Kidney | CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR There is limited information available on the use of Artigo in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor. |
| Liver | CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR There is limited information available on the use of Artigo in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor. |
Introduction
Artigo is used to treat vertigo. It is a combination medicine which acts by relaxing vascular smooth muscles of the blood vessels of the ear and improve... View More
Uses of Artigo
- Vertigo
Side effects of Artigo
- Drowsiness
- Headache
- Stomach pain
- Dryness in mouth
How to use Artigo
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. Artigo is to be taken with... View More
How Artigo works
Artigo is a combination of two medicines: Cinnarizine and Dimenhydrinate. Cinnarizine is a calcium channel antagonist which works by preventing constric... View More
- Artigo helps relieve symptoms of vertigo such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness or spinning sensation.
- Take it with food to avoid stomach upset.
- It may cause dizziness and sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you.
- Do not drink alcohol while taking this medicine as it may cause increased sleepiness.
- Do not take this medicine if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Do not stop taking Artigo without talking to your doctor first.
Indication
Nausea and vomiting, motion sickness, vertigo, meniere's disease, peripheral vascular diseases, cerebrovascular disorders, vestibular disorders ... View More
Administration
Should be taken with food.
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 ... View More
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 ... View More
Contraindication
Proven hypersensitivity to the drug. Parkinson's disease. Childn and neonates.
Mode of Action
Cinnarizine has calcium-channel blocking activity selective for arterial smooth muscle. It also has some antihistamine activity. Cinnarizine acts as a l... View More
Precaution
Hypotension; pregnancy; lactation; elderly. May impair ability to drive or operate machineries.
Side Effect
Extrapyramidal symptoms sometimes associated with severe depression. Drowsiness, headache, GI upsets, unsteadiness, headache; rarely skin and hypersensi... View More
Interaction
Cinnarizine: CNS depressant effect enhanced with alcohol. Action potentiated by domperidone. Dimenhydrinate: Physically incompatible with aminophylli... View More
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