Flunarin may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Flunarin during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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Information regarding the use of Flunarin during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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It is not known whether Flunarin alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Flunarin is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Flunarin may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
However, consult your doctor if have severe kidney disease.
CAUTION
Flunarin should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Flunarin may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Medicine Overview of Flunarin 5mg Tablet
Introduction
Flunarin 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 headac...
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Uses of Flunarin
Prevention of migraine
Side effects of Flunarin
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 Flunarin
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. Flunarin may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Flunarin works
Migraine headaches are thought to result from the dilatation of blood vessels in the head. Flunarin works by preventing loss of tone and dilation of blood vessels, thus preventing the migraine headache.
What if you forget to take Flunarin?
If you miss a dose of Flunarin, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
Quick Tips
You have been prescribed Flunarin 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 Flunarin 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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