Minium 10 may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
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Information regarding the use of Minium 10 during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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Information regarding the use of Minium 10 during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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It is not known whether Minium 10 alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Minium 10 is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Minium 10 may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
However, consult your doctor if have severe kidney disease.
CAUTION
Minium 10 should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Minium 10 may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Medicine Overview of Minium 10mg Tablet
Introduction
Minium 10 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. Minium 10 may be taken with or without food. However, it is advised to take it at the same time each day as this helps to maintain a consistent level of medicine in the body. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better and if you have missed...
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Uses of Minium 10
Prevention of migraine
Side effects of Minium 10
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 Minium 10
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. Minium 10 may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Minium 10 works
Migraine headaches are thought to result from the dilatation of blood vessels in the head. Minium 10 works by preventing loss of tone and dilation of blood vessels, thus preventing the migraine headache.
What if you forget to take Minium 10?
If you miss a dose of Minium 10, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
Quick Tips
You have been prescribed Minium 10 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 Minium 10 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 mg daily at bedtime.
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 refractory to standard treatment regimens.
Precaution
Driving or operating machinery, epilepsy, elderly, CVS disease, glaucoma.
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