Pizotifen
General English name: Pizotifen
Brand: Pizotyline
Application: Prevention of migraine headache
Pharmaceutical forms of piezotifen
Pisotifen drug information
Dosage and method of taking piezotifen
Contraindications to the use of the drug piezotifen
Pizotifen during pregnancy and lactation
The effect of piezotifen on driving and working with machines
Drug Interactions Pisotifen
Special warnings and precautions while taking piezotifen
Side effects of the drug piezotifen
Excessive use of the drug piezotifen (drug poisoning)
Storage conditions of the drug piezotifen
Pharmaceutical forms of piezotifen
Tablet
Pisotifen drug information
Pisotifen is used to prevent severe headaches such as migraines, cluster headaches, and recurrent headaches. These are headaches that occur over certain periods and usually last 6-12 weeks.
Your body produces chemicals that can cause headaches in some cases, such as serotonin, tryptamine and histamine, which help eliminate the effects of pizotifen.
Patients should take piezotifen daily to prevent migraine attacks. It may not completely stop a migraine attack, but it does reduce the number and severity of the patient's attacks. Although piezotifen can help reduce the number of seizures, it is not effective in reducing migraine attacks that have already started.
Dosage and method of taking piezotifen
Read the package leaflet carefully before starting treatment with this medicine. This brochure will help you to get comprehensive information about the drug and its possible side effects.
The dose and amount of piezotifen varies from person to person; Use the medicine exactly as your doctor advised.
Pisotifen is available in two doses of 500 micrograms and 1.5 mg. Treatment begins with a 500 microgram tablet and eventually reaches a 1.5 mg tablet. To prevent a migraine attack, you should take a pizotifen tablet every night before bed.
Try to take your doses at the same time each day and at the regular hour.
If you forget to take your daily dose at the right time but soon forget (before 12 hours late), take the medicine; But if you remember when the next dose is near the hour, do not take the missed dose. You should not take two doses of the medicine together because of the missed dose.
Contraindications to the use of the drug piezotifen
Pay attention to the expiration date of the drug Pizotifen and do not take it if the medicine in your hand has expired.
Never give piezotifen to another person, even if you have the same symptoms.
Check for drug interactions with piezotifen, and if you are using a drug that interacts with this drug, talk to your doctor about using your medications.
Pizotifen during pregnancy and lactation
During pregnancy and lactation, you should not use the drug arbitrarily without consulting your doctor. Medications can have devastating effects on the fetus or on yourself.
The effect of piezotifen on driving and working with machines
Pizotifen can make you feel tired and drowsy, so make sure you are alert before driving or operating machinery.
Drug Interactions Pisotifen
Drug interactions may alter drug performance and increase the risk of serious side effects. Make a list of all the medicines (including prescription / over-the-counter and herbal medicines) you use and share them with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not change the dose of your medicine without consulting your doctor or stop taking the medicine.
Special warnings and precautions while taking piezotifen
Some medications may not be prescribed under certain conditions, and some medications may be prescribed if additional treatment is needed; Therefore, it is best to let your doctor know the following before taking this medicine:
- If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant or breast-feeding your baby.
- If you have any liver or kidney problems.
- If you have a history of seizures or epilepsy.
- If you have a migraine headache.
- If you have glaucoma eye disease.
- If you have difficulty urinating.
- If you are taking certain medications. These medicines include all the medicines available, whether you are prescribed them or taking them without a doctor's prescription, such as herbal medicines and complementary medicines.
- If you have a history of an allergic reaction to another medicine.
Side effects of the drug piezotifen
All medications can cause side effects. But many consumers also do not experience any side effects. Some side effects go away shortly after taking piezotifen. In case of persistent side effects, the doctor should be informed:
- Dry mouth
- Feeling sick, indigestion, abdominal pain
- Feeling tired, dizzy, drowsy
- Increased appetite and weight
- Consult your doctor if you have any other symptoms that you feel may be due to the use of piezotifen.
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Excessive use of the drug piezotifen (drug poisoning)
Do not take more than the dose prescribed by your doctor.
If you feel that someone has been poisoned and you have symptoms such as shortness of breath, fainting and weakness (fainting), call the emergency room immediately.
Storage conditions of the drug piezotifen
Keep the medicine out of the reach of children.
Store the medicine in a cool, dry place away from heat and direct sunlight.