Medicine Overview of Vinton 5mg Tablet
Vinton is a prescription medicine used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and memory loss in Parkinson’s disease. It can also be used to treat age related memory loss and head injury. It helps in the improvement of brain function and provides enhancement of focus.
Vinton may be taken with or without food, preferably at the same time each day. Take it as advised by your doctor and if you miss any doses, take it as soon as you remember. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Do not stop taking it suddenly without talking to your doctor.
Some common side effects of using this medication are dryness in mouth, flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck, and trunk) headache, insomnia (difficulty sleeping). However, these are temporary and usually subside on their own after some time. Please consult your doctor if these do not subside or bother you.
Before taking Vinton, inform your doctor if you are suffering from seizures (epilepsy or fits) or any liver problems. This medicine may cause changes in your blood pressure and sugar levels, so it is better to monitor them regularly.
- Alzheimer's disease
- Stroke
- Dementia in Parkinson's disease
- Age related memory loss
- Head injury
- Dizziness
- Dryness in mouth
- Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk)
- Headache
- Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
- Nausea
- Stomach pain
- Nervousness
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Take it with food or as suggested by your doctor.
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It may make you feel dizzy. Do not drive or do anything requiring mental focus until you know how it affects you.
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Avoid alcohol while taking Vinton as it may cause increased dizziness.
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Inform your doctor if you suffer from any bleeding or heart disorder, hypertension or are taking anticoagulant medications such as warfarin and heparin.
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Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Oral
Adult
Tablet: 1-2 tablets thrice daily, the maintenance dose is 1 tablet thrice daily.
Parenteral
IM Injection: Daily dose of 20-40 mg are to be given until improvement of symptoms is reached (for not longer than 10 days) then oral treatment should be applied. If this regimen fails, infusion treatment should be started.
IV Infusion: The daily starting dose is 20 mg in slow drip infusion (2 ampoules in 500-1000 ml infusion solution). This dose can be increased to 1 mg/kg body weight
during 3 to 4 days. Treatment should be continued for 10-14 days depending on the tolerance of the patients and the dose should be gradually reduced before
discontinuation of treatment.
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Reported to have calcium-channel blocker, voltage-gated sodium channel blocker, & acetylcholine release activities.
