Fizi 5 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 4.00 (5 x 10: ৳ 200.00)
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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Flunarizine
Company Beacon pharmaceuticals plc
Also available as
Fizi 10 mg tablet

Title

Fizi

Categories

  • Migraine Prophylaxis
  • Vestibular Vertigo Treatment
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease Treatment
  • Motion Sickness Relief
  • Refractory Epilepsy Treatment

Description

Flunarizine is a calcium channel antagonist used in the prophylaxis of classic or common migraine, symptomatic treatment of vestibular vertigo, peripheral vascular disease, motion sickness, and refractory epilepsy resistant to conventional antiepileptic therapy.

Dimensions

N/A

Color Options

  • N/A

Functions

  • Migraine Prophylaxis
  • Vestibular Vertigo Treatment
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease Treatment
  • Motion Sickness Relief
  • Refractory Epilepsy Treatment

Materials

  • Flunarizine

Technical Specifications

  • Calcium Channel Antagonist: 1
  • Plasma Protein Binding Affinity: 99%

Design Elements

  • Selective Calcium Channel Antagonist
  • Antihistaminic Properties
  • Sedative Properties

Usability Features

  • Dosage Form: Tablet
  • Dosage Administration: Oral
  • Age-specific Dosage:
    • Less than 65 years: 10 mg at night
    • 65 years and older: 5 mg daily
  • Maintenance Treatment: Decreased to 5 days treatment with two successive medicine free days every week
  • Dosage for Peripheral Vascular Disease: 10 mg twice daily, up to 30 mg per day if required
  • Dosage for Vertigo & Motion Sickness (Adults): 10-20 mg daily
  • Dosage for Vertigo & Motion Sickness (Children > 40 kg): 5 mg daily
  • Dosage for Epileptic Seizure (Adults): 15-20 mg daily
  • Dosage for Epileptic Seizure (Children): 5 to 10 mg daily

Interactions

  • Effects of Oral Contraceptives: Galactorrhoea
  • Hepatic Enzyme Inducers:
    • Carbamazepine
    • Phenytoin

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to Flunarizine
  • History of Depressive Illness
  • Pre-existing Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease or Other Extrapyramidal Disorders

Side Effects

  • Common:
    • Drowsiness
    • Fatigue
    • Weight Gain
    • Increased Appetite
  • Chronic Treatment Adverse Effects:
    • Depression
    • Extrapyramidal Symptoms
    • Heartburn
    • Nausea
    • Gastralgia
    • Insomnia
    • Anxiety
    • Dry Mouth
    • Muscle Ache
    • Skin Rash

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safety not established

Precautions & Warnings

  • Drowsiness Caution: Simultaneous intake of alcohol or other central nervous system depressants
  • Hazardous Tasks Caution: Driving motor vehicles or performing potentially hazardous tasks
  • Abortive Migraine Attack Caution: Not suited for aborting a migraine attack
  • Extrapyramidal & Depressive Symptoms: May reveal Parkinsonism, especially in predisposed patients

Therapeutic Class

Miscellaneous prophylactic migraine preparations

Storage Conditions

Keep below 30°C, away from light & moisture; Keep out of the reach of children

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