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Cinnarizine is an antihistamine and calcium channel blocker of the diphenylmethylpiperazine group. [5] It is prescribed for nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness [6] or other sources such as chemotherapy, [7] vertigo, [8] or Ménière's disease. [9] Cinnarizine is one of the leading causes of drug-induced parkinsonism. [5]
"Treatment of vertigo due to acute unilateral vestibular loss with a fixed combination of cinnarizine and dimenhydrinate: a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group clinical study". Clin Ther . 26 (6): 866– 77.
The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, commonly called the Beers List, [1] are guidelines published by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 years and older in all except palliative settings.
Countries have different recommendations concerning the administration of alcohol to minors by adults. United Kingdom: An alcohol-free childhood is the healthiest option. [54] Children aged under 15 should never be given alcohol, even in small quantities. Children aged 15–17 should not be given alcohol on more than one day a week – and then ...
As the article states, cinnarizine is a CNS depressant, that is, it has antihistaminic, antiserotonergic, antidopaminergic effects. How strong, you ask? Strong enough not to be approved. One example: the usual dosage is supposed to be 2-3 tablets a day. Here I will describe effects on a test subject at a dose of 2 tablets a day.
This is a list of alcoholic drinks. An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains ethanol , commonly known as alcohol . Alcoholic drinks are divided into three general classes: beers , wines , and distilled beverages .
The U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines a moderate dose as alcohol intake up to two standard drinks or 28 grams for men and one standard drink or 14 grams for women. [7] The immediate effect of alcohol depends on the drinker's blood alcohol concentration (BAC).
The prohibition law, better known as the Volstead Act, was amended twelve years before by the 67th United States Congress authorizing dispensary restrictions of alcohol by druggists or physicians. The public law was entitled the National Prohibition Supplemental Act of 1921 .