Cyclizine Hydrochloride

Adults: The recommended dose is one tablet up to three times daily.

Children over 12 years: The recommended dose is one tablet up to three times daily.

Children from 6 to 12 years: The recommended dose is half a tablet up to three times a day. The tablet can be divided into equal doses along the line scored on one side of the tablet.

Children under 6 years: Do not give this medicine to children under the age of 6. The tablets should be swallowed with a little water.

Other medicines and Cyclizine Hydrochloride Tablets. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines especially the following: medicines for problems such as depression, anxiety or difficulty in sleeping; strong painkillers such as pethidine; any medicine which belong to a group of medicines called anticholinergics.

Cyclizine Hydrochloride Tablets with food and drink: Alcohol should be avoided when you are taking Cyclizine Hydrochloride Tablets.

Do not take Cyclizine Hydrochloride Tablets:

• if you are allergic to cyclizine hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (allergic reactions include mild symptoms such as itching and/or rash. More severe symptoms include swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat with difficulty in swallowing or breathing)
• if you have been drinking alcohol. The anti-vomiting properties of cyclizine may increase the toxicity of alcohol.

The following side effects are reported with a not known frequency (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data): skin rashes or itching, drowsiness, lack of coordination, headache, a dry mouth, nose or throat, blurred vision, involuntary rolling of the eyes, fast heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, difficulty in passing water, constipation, heartburn (reflux), feeling sick, being sick, diarrhea, stomach pain, loss of appetite, restlessness, nervousness, euphoria.

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking Cyclizine Hydrochloride Tablets if you:

• suffer from an eye disease caused by a rise of pressure within the eye (glaucoma)
• suffer from urinary retention (experience difficulty passing urine)
• have an obstructive bowel condition
• have any liver problems
• suffer from phaeochromocytoma (tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands)
• suffer from high blood pressure
• have epilepsy
• are a man and you suffer from an enlarged prostate gland (difficulty or slowness passing urine)
• have been told your heart is not working properly (heart failure)
• suffer from an inherited disorder which can lead to a sensitivity to sunlight (porphyria).

Anti-emetic drugs

Symptoms of overdose include dry mouth, nose and throat, blurred vision, fast or irregular heartbeat, difficulty passing urine, drowsiness, dizziness, lack of balance and coordination, weakness, excitability, disorientation, impaired judgment, hallucinations, muscle spasm, involuntary movements, convulsions, high temperature and difficulty breathing. If you take more Cyclizine Hydrochloride Tablets than you should, contact your doctor or nearest hospital emergency department immediately. Remember to take this leaflet and/or the package with you to show the doctor what you have taken.

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and label after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. Store this medicine in a safe place below 25°C. Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.