Doxinate

What is Doxinate?

Doxinate or doxylamine succinate is used for the short-term treatment of insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep). It also controls sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, hives, skin rash, itching, and other symptoms of cold or allergy. It is also used for morning sickness (pregnancy related nausea-vomiting).

Doxinate is a combination of two medicines: Doxylamine and Vitamin B6. This medicine is used to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnant women whose symptoms have not improved after changing their diet or using other non-medicine treatments. Doxylamine works by blocking the action of certain natural substances in the body that may cause nausea and vomiting. Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is given as the deficiency of Vitamin B6 in the body could also be a factor in causing nausea and vomiting during pregnanc

What are the uses of Doxinate?

Doxinate Tablet is a medicine that is used for the treatment of Hereditary disorders, Nerve disorder, Low levels of vitamin b6, Occasional sleeplessness and other conditions.

The complete list of uses and indications for Doxinate Tablet is as follows:

• Hereditary disorders
• Nerve disorder
• Low levels of vitamin b6
• Occasional sleeplessness

Other Drug Interactions

Doxylamine enhances effects of CNS depressants eg alcohol, barbiturates, hypnotics, opioid analgesics, anxiolytic sedatives and antipsychotics. Atropine, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), MAOIs. It can mask signs of ototoxicity caused by aminoglycosides. INH, penicillamine and OC require greater pyridoxine dose. Pyridoxine reduces the effects of levodopa, phenobarb and phenytoin.
Special Precautions

May impair ability to drive and operate machinery. Angle-closure glaucoma, urinary retention, prostatic hypertrophy or pyloroduodenal obstruction; epilepsy; hepatic impairment, elderly. Lactation.

side-effects of Doxinate Tablet

The most commonly reported side-effects of Doxinate Tablet are confusion, biliousness, nausea, cephalalgia, abdominal or stomach pain, and acne-like rash.

The following is a list of possible side effects that may occur from the use of Doxinate Tablet. This is not a comprehensive list. These side-effects are possible, but do not always occur. Some of the side-effects may be rare but serious. Consult your doctor if you observe any of the following side-effects, especially if they do not go away.

•  Confusion
•  Biliousness
• Nausea
• Cephalalgia
• Abdominal or stomach pain
• Acne-like rash
• Muscle pain
• Nausea with shortness of breath
• Dilated pupils
• Dry mouth
• Fast heartbeat
• Drowsiness
• Dizziness
• Convulsive seizures
• Painful urination
• Blurred vision
• Vomiting
• Stomach pain
• Loss of appetite
• Headache
• Tingling
• Sleepiness

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