Fizi 5 may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
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Information regarding the use of Fizi 5 during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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Information regarding the use of Fizi 5 during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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It is not known whether Fizi 5 alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Fizi 5 is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Fizi 5 may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
However, consult your doctor if have severe kidney disease.
CAUTION
Fizi 5 should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Fizi 5 may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Medicine Overview of Fizi 5mg Tablet
Introduction
Fizi 5 is a medicine used for the prevention of migraine. However, it cannot treat an acute attack and will only work to prevent migraines for as long as you continue to take the medicine. This medicine relaxes the brain, preventing migraine headache...
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Uses of Fizi 5
Prevention of migraine
Side effects of Fizi 5
Common
Sleepiness
Weight gain
Muscle pain
Fatigue
Constipation
Nausea
Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
Runny nose
Increased appetite
Depression
Stomach discomfort
Breast pain
How to use Fizi 5
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. Fizi 5 may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Fizi 5 works
Migraine headaches are thought to result from the dilatation of blood vessels in the head. Fizi 5 works by preventing loss of tone and dilation of blood vessels, thus preventing the migraine headache.
What if you forget to take Fizi 5?
If you miss a dose of Fizi 5, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
Quick Tips
You have been prescribed Fizi 5 for the prevention of migraine headaches.
Do not take it to treat an acute attack of migraine.
Some tips that may help avoid a migraine attack:
It should be taken at night-time before going to bed.
It may cause sleepiness. Don't drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how Fizi 5 affects you.
Notify your doctor if you develop skin rash, muscle aches, tremors, difficulty moving, or abnormal uncontrolled movement.
Oral
Prophylaxis of migraine; Prophylaxis of vertigo and vestibular disorders; Prophylaxis of peripheral and cerebrovascular disorders
Adult: 5-10 m...
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Contraindication
Pregnancy, lactation, GI or urinary tract obstruction, acute porphyrias.
Mode of Action
Flunarizine has H1-receptor blocking action and calcium-channel blocking effect. It has also been used as an adjunct epileptic therapy for patients re...
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Precaution
Driving or operating machinery, epilepsy, elderly, CVS disease, glaucoma.
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