Cinarin15mg
Tablet
Nipa Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
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| Alcohol | UNSAFE Cinarin may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol. |
| Pregnancy | CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR Cinarin 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 Cinarin during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor. |
| Driving | UNSAFE Cinarin may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
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| Kidney | CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR There is limited information available on the use of Cinarin in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor. |
| Liver | CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR There is limited information available on the use of Cinarin in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor. |
Introduction
Cinarin belongs to a class of medicines known as antihistamines. It is a prescription medicine used to treat motion sickness (nausea due to motion, espe... View More
Uses of Cinarin
- Motion sickness
- Vertigo
- Meniere's disease
Side effects of Cinarin
- Sleepiness
- Nausea
- Weight gain
- Indigestion
How to use Cinarin
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. Cinarin is to be taken wit... View More
How Cinarin works
Cinarin works by preventing constriction of the blood vessels of the inner ear. This improves the microcirculation of the ear.
- Cinarin 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 Cinarin 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 Cinarin.
- Inform your doctor if you notice vomiting, upset stomach, muscle weakness or lose consciousness.
- Do not stop taking Cinarin 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
CNS depressant effect enhanced with alcohol. Action potentiated by domperidone. Increased sedative effect w/ CNS depressants or TCAs.
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