Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2018 Publisher: Janssen-Cilag Limited, 50-100 Holmers Farm Way, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4EG, UK
Stugeron is for the control of vestibular disorders such as vertigo, tinnitus, nausea and vomiting such as is seen in Meniere’s Disease.
Stugeron is also effective in the control of motion sickness.
Oral. The tablets may be chewed, sucked or swallowed whole.
Stugeron should preferably be taken after meals.
Adults, elderly and children over 12 years: 2 tablets three times a day.
Children 5 to 12 years: One half the adult dose.
These doses should not be exceeded.
Adults, elderly and children over 12 years: 2 tablets 2 hours before you travel and 1 tablet every 8 hours during your journey.
Children 5 to 12 years: One half the adult dose.
The signs and symptoms are mainly due to the anticholinergic (atropine-like) activity of cinnarizine.
Acute cinnarizine overdoses have been reported with doses ranging from 90 to 2,250 mg. The most commonly reported signs and symptoms associated with overdose of cinnarizine include: alterations in consciousness ranging from somnolence to stupor and coma, vomiting, extrapyramidal symptoms, and hypotonia. In a small number of young children, seizures developed. Clinical consequences were not severe in most cases, but deaths have been reported after single and polydrug overdoses involving cinnarizine.
There is no specific antidote. For any overdose, the treatment is symptomatic and supportive care.
It is advisable to contact a poison control center to obtain the latest recommendations for the management of an overdose.
3 years.
This medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions.
PVC/Aluminium foil blisters
or
Polystyrene tubs with polyethylene caps
Each pack containing 15, 25, 100, 250 or 1000 tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
No special requirements.
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