Cinzine Plus 20/40 Mg Tablet 10

Cinzine Plus Tablet is an anti-vertigo medicine. It is used for the treatment of vertigo characterized by symptoms such as dizziness, spinning sensation, nausea, and vomiting. Vertigo is a sudden spinning sensation that causes dizziness, creating a false sensation about moving or spinning of the objects surrounding you.

Cinzine Plus Tablet contains a combination of cinnarizine and dimenhydrinate as its active ingredients that work by helping to improve vertigo so that you can carry on with your daily activities. Do not take this medicine if you have a history of allergy, increased eye pressure, fits/seizures, increased pressure in the brain, and liver or kidney problems. Cinzine Plus Tablet should not be used in children below 18 years of age.

Dosage

Overdose

Symptoms of an overdose of Cinzine Plus Tablet may include tiredness, dizziness, dry mouth, and shakiness. If you think you have taken too much of Cinzine Plus Tablet, immediately inform your doctor or reach out to the nearest hospital.

Missed a Dose

If you have missed taking a dose of Cinzine Plus Tablet, take it as soon as you remember. If it is already time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and follow the normal dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose of this medicine to compensate for the missed one.

Mode of Action

How Does It Work?

• Cinzine Plus Tablet contains cinnarizine and dimenhydrinate as its active ingredients.
• Cinnarizine blocks the calcium channels present in the blood vessels and prevents the constriction of blood vessels of the inner ear. This improves the blood flow and microcirculation within the inner ear.
• Dimenhydrinate blocks the effect of histamine, which is responsible for other symptoms related to vertigo. A combination of these medicine helps the patients to carry on with daily activities.

Directions for Use

• Take Cinzine Plus Tablet as a whole with sufficient water.
• Do not chew, crush or break it.
• Always take this medicine exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
• Do not consume more than the prescribed dose.

Precautions and Warnings

Pregnancy

Can I take Cinzine Plus Tablet during pregnancy?

There is limited information on the use of Cinzine Plus Tablet in pregnancy. Cinzine Plus Tablet should only be used in pregnancy if prescribed by your doctor.

Breast Feeding

Can I take Cinzine Plus Tablet while breastfeeding?

No information is available if Cinzine Plus Tablet passes into human breast milk. Cinzine Plus Tablet should only be used in breastfeeding women if prescribed by your doctor.

Driving

Can I drive if I have consumed Cinzine Plus Tablet?

Cinzine Plus Tablet may cause sleepiness. If you experience any such effects which may affect your ability to drive safely, it is advised to avoid driving.

Alcohol

Can I consume alcohol with Cinzine Plus Tablet?

No, alcohol should not be consumed with Cinzine Plus Tablet as it may increase the side effects such as drowsiness and sleepiness.

Other General Warnings

Talk to your doctor if

• You have any pre-existing medical condition such as low or high blood pressure, heart disease, overactive thyroid gland, bowel problem, or depression.
• You have increased pressure in the eyes.
• You have an enlarged prostate gland or have difficulty in passing urine.
• You have Parkinson’s disease.
• You have a severe infection and generalized illness.

Contraindications

• If you are allergic to cinnarizine, dimenhydrinate, or any other ingredient of Cinzine Plus Tablet.
• If you are under 18 years of age.
• If you have an underlying medical condition such as glaucoma (increased pressure in the eyes), fits/seizures, increased pressure in the brain (like due to a tumor).
• If you have an alcohol addiction.
• If you have prostate problems, difficulty in passing urine, kidney, or liver problems.

Side effects

• Drowsiness
• Headache
• Dry mouth
• Abdominal pain

Interactions

Interactions with other medicines

• Some medicines can affect the way Cinzine Plus Tablet works or Cinzine Plus Tablet itself can reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements, or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interactions.
• Particular care should be taken if you are taking medicines to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, high/abnormal cholesterol levels, blood clots, pain (opioids), depression, infection, diabetes, asthma, immunosuppressants, medicines for brain-related disorders, cancer.
• Cinzine Plus Tablet should not be taken with antibiotics such as streptomycin, gentamicin, amikacin, neomycin.

Storage and disposal

• Store it in a cool and dry place, away from direct sunlight.
• Keep it out of the reach of children and pets.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What are the common side effects of Cinzine Plus Tablet?

Drowsiness, dryness of the mouth, headache and stomach pain are the most common side effects of Cinzine Plus Tablet, which may disappear within a few days.

When to stop taking Cinzine Plus Tablet?

Do not stop this medicine by yourself. Stopping this medicine may increase the chances of reappearance of the symptoms. Therefore, always take the doctor's advice before stopping it.

What is Cinzine Plus Tablet used for?

Cinzine Plus Tablet is used to provide relief of the symptoms of vertigo such as dizziness, spinning sensation, nausea, and vomiting.

How to take Cinzine Plus Tablet?

• Take Cinzine Plus Tablet as a whole with sufficient water.
• Do not chew, crush or break it.
• Always take this medicine exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
• Do not consume more than the prescribed dose.