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Cinnarizine

Medication antihistamine / vestibular sedative other
Aka: Stugeron
Brands seen in Singapore: Cinnaron, Cinna, Axcel Cinnarizine
Not medical advice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change the timing of anything you take.
How to use
What it’s for
Nausea and vomiting from vertigo, tinnitus or ménière's
When to take
HealthHub: after food · first dose 2 h before a journey
Take with
Food · NHS: taking it with food reduces indigestion
Pros & cons
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
Sources
  1. 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 · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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.”
  2. MOH National Drug Formulary — CINNARON TABLETS 25MG [SIN02924P], product information block (no dosing section published) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “CINNARIZINE - 25 MG … Forensic Classification: PHARMACY ONLY MEDICINES … Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code N07CA02 … Prescription-only Medicines with Exemptions for Supply without Prescription: NA”
  3. MOH National Drug Formulary — AXCEL CINNARIZINE TABLETS 25 MG [SIN10935P], product information block (no dosing section published) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “AXCEL CINNARIZINE TABLETS 25 MG [SIN10935P] … CINNARIZINE - 25 MG … Forensic Classification: PHARMACY ONLY MEDICINES … Licence Holder KOTRA PHARMA MARKETING”
  4. HealthHub (National Medication Information workgroup / Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore) — Cinnarizine: what is this medication for · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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.”
  5. HealthHub — Cinnarizine: how should I take or use this medication · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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.”
  6. HealthHub — Cinnarizine: what precautions should I take · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Medical conditions such as Parkinson Disease, liver and renal disease, porphyria (rare inherited blood disorder) … You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding”
  7. HealthHub — Cinnarizine: common side effects and what to avoid · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Feeling tired or drowsy … Stomach upset … Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medication as it can increase drowsiness side effect”
  8. NHS — Cinnarizine: medicine for travel sickness and vertigo (single-page article, reviewed 6 August 2026) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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”
  9. emc (UK SmPC) — Stugeron 15mg Tablets, sections 4.1–4.2 · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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.”
  10. emc (UK SmPC) — Stugeron 15mg Tablets, section 4.3 Contraindications · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Stugeron should not be given to patients with known hypersensitivity to cinnarizine or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1”
  11. emc (UK SmPC) — Stugeron 15mg Tablets, section 4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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.”
  12. emc (UK SmPC) — Stugeron 15mg Tablets, section 4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “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.”
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