Citivas 500 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 50.00 (1 x 10: ৳ 500.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 500.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Citicoline sodium |
| Company | Square pharmaceuticals plc |
Indications
- Accelerates recovery of consciousness after stroke
- Overcoming motor deficit after stroke
- Treatment within 24 hours after stroke onset
- Increases probability of complete recovery in 3 months
- Cerebral insufficiency due to head trauma
- Memory loss due to head trauma
- Poor concentration due to head trauma
- Disorientation due to head trauma
- Cognitive dysfunction due to degenerative disease
- Effective as co-therapy for Parkinson's disease
Pharmacology
- Naturally occurring substance
- Essential intermediate in cell membrane synthesis
- Metabolized to choline & cytidine
- Activates biosynthesis of structural phospholipids
- Promotes rapid repair of injured cell surface
- Increases neurotransmitters like acetylcholine & dopamine
- Neuroprotective effects in hypoxia & ischemia
- Improves learning & memory performance
- Inhibits activation of Phospholipase A2
Dosage & Administration
- Oral dose for ischemic stroke
- Immediate treatment of stroke due to clot
- Decline in thinking skills due to stroke
- Chronic cerebrovascular disease
- Injection dosage
- Adjust dosage according to severity
- Can be administered through IM or IV route
- No geriatric dosage adjustment required
Interaction
- May enhance effects of levodopa
- May enhance effects of carbidopa & entacapone
- Must not be administered with meclophenoxate
Contraindications
- Patients with hypertonia of the parasympathetic nervous system
Side Effects
- Stimulating action of the parasympathetic system
- Fleeting hypotensive effect
Pregnancy & Lactation
- No adequate studies during pregnancy & lactation
- Use only if potential benefits justify the potential risks
Precautions & Warnings
- Causes increased dizziness or drowsiness
- Patients should not operate machinery
- May cause hypotension
- Hypotensive effect can be treated with corticosteroids or sympathomimetic
- Slow administration recommended in case of persistent intracranial hemorrhage
- Patient should not consume alcohol
Therapeutic Class
- CNS stimulant drugs
Storage Conditions
- Keep below 30°C temperature
- Keep away from light & moisture
- Keep out of reach of children