Patient Leaflet Updated 07-Jan-2025 | Synchrony Pharma Ltd
Cyclizine lactate 50 mg/mL Solution for injection
Cyclizine lactate 50 mg/mL Solution for injection
Cyclizine lactate
1. What Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection
3. How to use Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection
6. Contents of the pack and other information
The name of your medicine is Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection. Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection contains the active ingredient cyclizine lactate, which belongs to a group of medicines called antihistamines which can be used to help stop you feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting).
Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection may be used by adults.
Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection may be used if you suffer from travel or motion sickness; nausea caused by cancer treatment (radiotherapy) or other medicines; or if you have had an operation, as general anaesthetics can sometimes cause sickness.
Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection can also be used to treat sickness caused by some inner ear problems such as Meniere’s disease.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist or nurse before using Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection if you:
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, especially the following:
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines including those you have obtained without a prescription.
Alcohol should be avoided when you are being treated with Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection.
You should not be given Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection if you are pregnant or planning to become pregant or if you are breast-feeding.
You can drive while being treated with cyclizine lactate but do not drive until you know how it affacts you. It may make you feel dizzy. If it affects you in this way, do not drive or operate any machinery.
You will be given Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection under supervision and your doctor will decide on a dose which is right for you.
Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection can be given as a slow injection into a vein (intravenously) or by injection into a muscle (intramuscularly).
The recommended dose for adults is:
For prevention of sickness after a normal operation: your doctor will give the first dose of cyclizine lactate by injection into a vein, approximately 20 minutes before the end of the operation.
The use of the injectable form of cyclizine has been associated with cases of transient paralysis following administration of the medicine. The onset of paralysis is usually within minutes of administration, affects the limbs, and fully resolves within hours of discontinuation of the medicine.
As this medicine is give to you by a doctor, it is very unlikely that an overdose will happen. Should an overdose occur, the doctor will treat any symptoms that follow. Symptoms of overdose include dry mouth, nose and throat, blurred vision, fast or irregular heartbeat, difficulty passing urine, drownsiness, dizziness, lack of balance and coordination, weakness, excitability, disorientation, impaired judgement, hallucinations, muscle spasm, involuntary movements, convulsions, high temperature and difficulty breathing.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Tell your doctor immediately. These may be signs of an allergic reaction.
The following side effects are reported for either compound with a not known frequency (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)
If you feel very tired, experience unexpected bruising or bleeding or more infections (e.g. colds and sore throats) than usual, please tell your doctor. Your doctor may decide to conduct tests on your blood periodically as a result of these symptoms.
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.
By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection will be stored by the hospital pharmacy before it is given to you. They will follow the instructions below.
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Protect from light, keep the ampoule in the outer carton.
The injection should not be used if there are any particles floating in it or after the “use by” date on the pack and the ampoule.
This medicine is for single use only. Discard any remaining contents immediately after use.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Cyclizine lactate Solution for injection is a clear, colourless solution for injection, supplied in 1 mL glass ampoules. It is available in packs of 5 ampoules.
This leaflet was last revised in October 2024.
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