Manufacturer: Janssen Cilag
Pharmaceutical name: Cinnarizine
Pack: 100 pills (25 mg)
Stugeron contains the active component Cinnarizine, classified as an antihistamine. Cinnarizine is utilized to manage motion sickness as well as symptoms related to inner ear disorders like Meniere's disease.
Vomiting is regulated by a part of the brain known as the vomiting centre. This centre is accountable for inducing feelings of nausea and the vomiting reflex. It gets activated upon receiving nerve signals from the vestibular apparatus located in the middle ear.
The vestibular apparatus continuously relays information to the brain concerning our body position. Any disruption to the vestibular apparatus, such as head movements while traveling by boat or car, sends nerve signals from the vestibular apparatus to the vomiting centre. This can lead to sensations like nausea, dizziness, or a spinning feeling (vertigo), as well as the vomiting reflex.
Cinnarizine functions by blocking histamine and muscarinic receptors in the brain's vomiting centre. This action prevents the vomiting centre from receiving nerve signals from the vestibular apparatus. Consequently, it stops disturbances in the middle ear from activating the vomiting centre and causing nausea, vertigo, and vomiting.
Stugeron is utilized for: preventing and treating motion sickness; alleviating nausea, vomiting, episodes of dizziness or spinning sensations (vertigo), and ringing or other noises in the ears (tinnitus) linked with Meniere's disease and other middle ear disorders.
Stugeron may induce drowsiness. If this occurs, avoid driving or operating machinery. It is advisable to refrain from alcohol consumption. If Stugeron causes stomach upset, taking it with or after meals may help. If you are scheduled for any skin prick tests for allergy diagnosis, you should discontinue Stugeron at least 48 hours before the tests, as antihistamines may reduce or mask the skin reactions that indicate an allergy, potentially compromising test accuracy.
Use with caution in cases of: impaired kidney function; impaired liver function; Parkinson's disease.
Should not be used in: children under the age of five; hereditary blood disorders known as porphyrias; during pregnancy; while breastfeeding; and in cases of rare hereditary issues such as fructose or galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption, or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency (Stugeron contains lactose and sucrose).
Stugeron must not be taken if you are allergic to any of its components. Please notify your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously had such an allergy.
Medications can have varying side effects on different individuals. Below are some known side effects associated with this medication. The presence of a side effect here does not imply that every person using this medicine will experience it: drowsiness; gastrointestinal disturbances such as diarrhea, constipation, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal discomfort; headache; dry mouth; sweating; weight gain (rarely with long-term use); abnormal movements of the hands, legs, face, neck, and tongue, such as tremors, twitching, or rigidity (rarely with prolonged use, primarily in elderly individuals - discontinue use and consult your doctor if this occurs); skin reactions (very rarely with prolonged use); jaundice (very rarely with prolonged use).