Cinnarizine

Generic name
Cinnarizine
Brand name
ATC Code
N07CA02

Cinnarizine

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Travel sickness
  • Oral
    • 5 years up to 12 years
      • 12.5 mg/dose take 0.5-2 hours before travelling; repeat every 6-8 hours during the journey if necessary.
    • 12 years up to 18 years
      • 25 mg/dose take 0.5-2 hours before travelling; repeat every 6-8 hours during the journey if necessary.

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

GFR ≥10 ml/min/1.73m2: Dose adjustment not required.

GFR <10 ml/min/1.73m2: A general recommendation on dose adjustment cannot be provided.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications in children

Gebruik bij prematuren en neonaten.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions in children

(young) children are extra sensitive to cinnarizine, particularly due to it penetrating into the central nervous system.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

ANTIVERTIGO PREPARATIONS

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Antivertigo preparations
N07CA52
N07CA03

References

  1. Rademaker C.M.A. et al, Geneesmiddelen-Formularium voor Kinderen, 2007
  2. TEVA, SPC Cinnarizine 25 mg (RVG 55114) 09-01-2017, www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl, h

Changes

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring


Overdose