{"ok":true,"entry":{"slug":"cinnarizine","kind":"medication","name":"cinnarizine","aliases":["Stugeron"],"brands_sg":["Cinnaron","Cinna","Axcel Cinnarizine"],"class":"antihistamine / vestibular sedative","tags":["other"],"use_for":"nausea and vomiting from vertigo, tinnitus or ménière's","use_after":"healthhub: after food · first dose 2 h before a journey","use_duration":null,"take_with":"food · nhs: taking it with food reduces indigestion","pros":["hsa: pharmacy-only in sg, so no prescription needed","healthhub: also used to prevent motion sickness","uk label: dosing every 8 hours during a journey"],"cons":["healthhub: feeling tired or drowsy is common","nhs: weight gain, heartburn and feeling sick","uk label: may aggravate parkinson's disease"],"dose_note":"no singapore dosing text is published: all three sg-registered cinnarizine products are 25 mg tablets (cinnaron SIN02924P, cinna SIN08482P, axcel cinnarizine SIN10935P) and the moh national drug formulary pages for them carry only the product-info block, with no posology section. the nearest label that can be quoted is the uk spc for stugeron 15 mg tablets, whose motion-sickness posology reads \"Adults, elderly and children over 12 years: 2 tablets 2 hours before you travel and 1 tablet every 8 hours during your journey\" and \"Children 5 to 12 years: One half the adult dose\" — that spc states no 24-hour ceiling at all, and nhs mirrors the same schedule for 15 mg travel-sickness tablets. the 25 mg sg strength is not covered by any label read here, so no sg maximum can be quoted; the pack leaflet or the pharmacist is the only label that applies in singapore.","dosage":null,"ul_status":null,"sg_class":"pharmacy-only","cautions":["parkinson's disease, liver or kidney disease, porphyria (healthhub)","glaucoma, prostate problems or epilepsy (nhs)","pregnancy or breastfeeding — the uk label advises against both","hypersensitivity to cinnarizine — the uk label contraindication"],"clashes":[{"src":["emc_stug_int","nhs_cinn"],"food":true,"note":"uk label: concurrent use may potentiate the sedative effects of either drug","with":"alcohol, cns depressants and tricyclic antidepressants"},{"src":["nhs_cinn"],"note":"nhs lists these among medicines that may not mix well with cinnarizine","with":"tramadol, amitriptyline, zopiclone, diazepam"},{"src":["emc_stug_int"],"note":"uk label: may prevent an otherwise positive reaction if used within 4 days of testing","with":"skin allergy (dermal reactivity) testing"}],"sources":[{"id":"hsa_register","url":"https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_767279312753558cbf19d48344577084/view","label":"HSA — Listing of Registered Therapeutic Products (data.gov.sg dataset d_767279312753558cbf19d48344577084), Forensicclassification column; 5,511 rows cached at /tmp/hsa_all.json and filtered locally, never re-fetched — 3 cinnarizine rows","quote":"All 3 registered cinnarizine products read \"Pharmacy Only\" and are 25 mg oral tablets, ATC N07CA02 — SIN02924P Cinnaron Tablets 25mg, SIN08482P CINNA TABLET 25 mg, SIN10935P AXCEL CINNARIZINE TABLETS 25 mg.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"ndf_cinnaron","url":"https://www.ndf.gov.sg/about-drugs/product-information/sin02924p/","label":"MOH National Drug Formulary — CINNARON TABLETS 25MG [SIN02924P], product information block (no dosing section published)","quote":"CINNARIZINE - 25 MG … Forensic Classification: PHARMACY ONLY MEDICINES … Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code N07CA02 … Prescription-only Medicines with Exemptions for Supply without Prescription: NA","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"ndf_axcel","url":"https://www.ndf.gov.sg/about-drugs/product-information/sin10935p/","label":"MOH National Drug Formulary — AXCEL CINNARIZINE TABLETS 25 MG [SIN10935P], product information block (no dosing section published)","quote":"AXCEL CINNARIZINE TABLETS 25 MG [SIN10935P] … CINNARIZINE - 25 MG … Forensic Classification: PHARMACY ONLY MEDICINES … Licence Holder KOTRA PHARMA MARKETING","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"hh_cinn_uses","url":"https://www.healthhub.sg/medication-devices-and-treatment/medications/cinnarizine","label":"HealthHub (National Medication Information workgroup / Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore) — Cinnarizine: what is this medication for","quote":"Cinnarizine is mainly used for the treatment of nausea and vomiting due to Meniere disease or due to other inner ear problems such as vertigo … It can also be used to prevent motion sickness.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"hh_cinn_admin","url":"https://www.healthhub.sg/medication-devices-and-treatment/medications/cinnarizine","label":"HealthHub — Cinnarizine: how should I take or use this medication","quote":"This medicine should be taken after food. If you are taking to prevent motion sickness, the first dose should be taken 2 hours before the start of the journey and every 8 hours if needed for a longer journey.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"hh_cinn_prec","url":"https://www.healthhub.sg/medication-devices-and-treatment/medications/cinnarizine","label":"HealthHub — Cinnarizine: what precautions should I take","quote":"Medical conditions such as Parkinson Disease, liver and renal disease, porphyria (rare inherited blood disorder) … You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"hh_cinn_se","url":"https://www.healthhub.sg/medication-devices-and-treatment/medications/cinnarizine","label":"HealthHub — Cinnarizine: common side effects and what to avoid","quote":"Feeling tired or drowsy … Stomach upset … Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medication as it can increase drowsiness side effect","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"nhs_cinn","url":"https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/cinnarizine/","label":"NHS — Cinnarizine: medicine for travel sickness and vertigo (single-page article, reviewed 6 August 2026)","quote":"Common side effects of cinnarizine include: feeling very sleepy (drowsy); heartburn, bloating and feeling sick (nausea); weight gain … it may not be suitable if … you have glaucoma … prostate problems … epilepsy … Parkinson's disease","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"emc_stug_dose","url":"https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/371/smpc","label":"emc (UK SmPC) — Stugeron 15mg Tablets, sections 4.1–4.2","quote":"Stugeron is effective in the control of motion sickness … Adults, elderly and children over 12 years: 2 tablets 2 hours before you travel and 1 tablet every 8 hours during your journey.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"emc_stug_ci","url":"https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/371/smpc","label":"emc (UK SmPC) — Stugeron 15mg Tablets, section 4.3 Contraindications","quote":"Stugeron should not be given to patients with known hypersensitivity to cinnarizine or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"emc_stug_warn","url":"https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/371/smpc","label":"emc (UK SmPC) — Stugeron 15mg Tablets, section 4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use","quote":"In patients with Parkinson's disease, Stugeron should only be given if the advantages outweigh the possible risk of aggravating this disease. Use of cinnarizine should be avoided in porphyria … Stugeron may cause somnolence, especially at the start of treatment.","accessed":"2026-08-27"},{"id":"emc_stug_int","url":"https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/371/smpc","label":"emc (UK SmPC) — Stugeron 15mg Tablets, section 4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products","quote":"Concurrent use of alcohol, CNS depressants or tricyclic antidepressants may potentiate the sedative effects of either of these drugs or of Stugeron … may prevent otherwise positive reactions to dermal reactivity indicators … 4 days prior to skin testing.","accessed":"2026-08-27"}],"brand_certs":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-29T16:16:16.693643+08:00"},"disclaimer":"kozen-x is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. it lists what published sources have written down. absence of a record is not the same as safe."}