Cogniz 500mg (Tablet)
Manufactured by: Unimed & Unihealth Manufacturers Ltd.
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Cogniz is indicated for
- Attention deficit disorder
- Ischemic stroke
- glaucoma
- amblyopia
- Parkinson's disease
- Cerebrovascular disorders; Head injury
- Alzheimer's Disease
Precautions and warnings
There isn’t enough information about whether citicoline is safe to use during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. To be safe, it’s best not to use it.
Side-effects
- Citicoline seems to be safe when taken short-term (up to 90 days). The safety of long-term use is not known. Most people who take citicoline don't experience problematic side effects. But some people can have side effects such as trouble sleeping (insomnia)
- headache
- diarrhea
- low or high blood pressure
- nausea
- blurred vision
- chest pains
- and others.
Mode of actions
Citicoline helps increase blood flow and oxygen use in the brain. It also plays a role in making lecithin, a substance important for brain health.
Dosage & Administration
Adult: IV/IM Parkinson's disease; Cerebrovascular disorders; Head injury Up to 1 g/day.
Pregnancy & Lactation
FDA has not yet classified this medicine into a specified pregnancy category. Although there is no enough evidence that taking this medicine during you are pregnant is harmful.
Discuss with your doctor if you are trying to get pregnant while taking this medicine too.
If you do become pregnant while you are taking this medicine, you should continue to take it and contact with your doctors as quickly as possible. They can assist you to decide whether or not to keep taking this medicine. If you abandon taking this medicine and become sick, this would be more pernicious to your child than staying on the medication.
There is no specific information about whether this medicine is passed on to the baby through breast milk. During this medication, if your baby becomes very sleepy, restless, fatigued, exhibit feeding problems, stop breastfeeding and talk to your doctors very quickly.
Pack Size & Price
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