Composition : Fluzin 5 : Flunarizine 5 mg.
Fluzin 10 : Flunarizine 10 mg.
Indications : • Prophylaxis of classic (with aura) or common (without aura) migraine • Symptomatic treatment of vestibular vertigo and motion sickness • Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) • Refractory epilepsy resistant to conventional antiepileptic therapy.
Dosage & Administration : For migraine prophylaxis : Starting dose is 10 mg daily (at night) in patients less than 65 years of age and 5 mg in patients older than 65 years.
Maintenance treatment : If a patient’s response is satisfactory and a maintenance treatment is needed, the dose should be decreased to 5 days (of a week) treatment at the same daily dose with two successive medicine free days.
For vertigo and motion sickness : 10 mg daily in adults and 5 mg in children (<40 kg).
Peripheral Vascular Disease : 10 mg twice daily, up to 30 mg per day if required.
For epilepsy : 15 mg to 20 mg daily in adults and 5 to 10 mg daily in children.