Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet
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Product introduction
Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines used in the treatment of migraine. It blocks the release of certain chemical messengers that cause pain, inflammation, and fever. It also blocks the signals in the brain that cause nausea and vomiting associated with migraine.
Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet can be taken with or without food. Take it in the dose and duration prescribed by your doctor. You should keep taking the medicine even if you feel better until the doctor says it is alright to stop using it.
Using of this medicine may cause few common side effects like dry mouth, constipation, weight gain, and decreased blood pressure. If you experience any such side effects that does not go away or get worse, you should let your doctor know. Your doctor may be able to suggest ways of preventing or reducing the symptoms.
Before using the medicine, you should tell your doctor if you have any other medical conditions or disorders. It may also affect, or be affected by, some other medicines you are using so let your doctor know all the other medicines you are taking. It should be used with caution in patients who are alcoholic or have liver or kidney disease. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should consult their doctors first before using the medicine.
Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet can be taken with or without food. Take it in the dose and duration prescribed by your doctor. You should keep taking the medicine even if you feel better until the doctor says it is alright to stop using it.
Using of this medicine may cause few common side effects like dry mouth, constipation, weight gain, and decreased blood pressure. If you experience any such side effects that does not go away or get worse, you should let your doctor know. Your doctor may be able to suggest ways of preventing or reducing the symptoms.
Before using the medicine, you should tell your doctor if you have any other medical conditions or disorders. It may also affect, or be affected by, some other medicines you are using so let your doctor know all the other medicines you are taking. It should be used with caution in patients who are alcoholic or have liver or kidney disease. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should consult their doctors first before using the medicine.
Uses of Vertipro Tablet
Benefits of Vertipro Tablet
In Migraine
Migraine is a type of headache that causes severe throbbing pain on one side of the head. Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet gives you relief from migraine by blocking the release of certain chemicals in the brain that causes pain. It also reduces symptoms like nausea and vomiting associated with migraine. Take Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet as prescribed by your doctor in the exact dose and duration.
Lifestyle changes like eating a healthy diet and doing yoga may help reduce the frequency of migraine attacks.
Lifestyle changes like eating a healthy diet and doing yoga may help reduce the frequency of migraine attacks.
Side effects of Vertipro Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Vertipro
- Dryness in mouth
- Constipation
- Weight gain
- Increased prolactin level in blood
- Decreased blood pressure
- Sedation
- Urinary retention
How to use Vertipro Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Vertipro Tablet works
Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Paracetamol and Prochlorperazine which treat migraine. Paracetamol is an analgesic (pain reliever) and anti-pyretic (fever reducer). It works by blocking the release of certain chemical messengers that cause pain and fever. Prochlorperazine is an antiemetic (anti-nausea) medicine. It blocks the signals in the brain that cause nausea and vomiting associated with migraine.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Occasional short-term use of Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet for the treatment of nausea and vomiting poses little risk to the breastfed infant.
Occasional short-term use of Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet for the treatment of nausea and vomiting poses little risk to the breastfed infant.
Driving
UNSAFE
Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Kidney
CAUTION
Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CAUTION
Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Vertipro Tablet?
If you miss a dose of Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
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Quick tips
- Vertipro 500mg/5mg Tablet helps to ease the pain you feel during a migraine headache as well as helps to stop you from feeling sick.
- This medicine can only decrease the number and severity of attacks but may not completely stop them.
- Do not take any other medications containing Paracetamol without asking your doctor first.
- Some tips that may help avoid a migraine attack:
- Have your meals at the same time every day.
- Avoid bright lights and extreme temperatures.
- Avoid loud music and noisy places.
- Avoid chocolates, cheese, processed food, alcohol, and smoking.
- Get sufficient sleep and avoid stress.
Fact Box
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
NEURO CNS
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- MedIndia. Prochlorperazine Maleate + Paracetamol. [Accessed 17 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from:
- Prochlorperazine. Skipton, UK: Dales Pharmaceuticals Limited; 2016. [Accessed 17 Apr.2019] (online) Available form:
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