Manufactured by: Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd.
Flunarizine Similar medicine
Norium is indicated for Migraine, Vertigo, Peripheral vascular disease, Cerebrovascular disorders, Vestibular disorders
Driving or operating machinery, epilepsy, elderly, CVS disease, glaucoma.
Drowsiness. Rarely wt gain, headache, depression, gastric pain, dry mouth, insomnia, extrapyramidal reactions, galactorrhoea.
Plasma levels reduced by phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic acid.
Pregnancy, lactation, GI or urinary tract obstruction, acute porphyrias.
Flunarizine has H1-receptor blocking action and calcium-channel blocking effect. It has also been used as an adjunct epileptic therapy for patients refractory to standard treatment regimens.
Adult: PO Migraine prophylaxis; Prophylaxis of peripheral and cerebrovascular disorders; Prophylaxis of vertigo and vestibular disorders 5-10 mg/day at bedtime.
FDA has not yet classified the drug into a specified pregnancy category.