Manufacturer: Blue Cross Laboratories Ltd
Salt Composition : Tizanidine(2mg)
Strip of 10 Tablet
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Tizpa 2mg Tablet can be taken with or without food. Generally, you should try to use the smallest amount necessary to control your symptoms, for the shortest possible time. You should take this medicine regularly while you need it. Try not to miss doses as this will make the medicine less effective.
Some common side effects of this medicine include dry mouth, sleepiness, tiredness, and dizziness. If any of these side effects do 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.
To make sure it is safe for you, before taking this medicine, let your doctor know if you have any medical conditions or disorders. You should also tell your doctor all the other medicines you are using or taking. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should consult their doctors before using this medicine.
Tizpa 2mg Tablet is a muscle relaxant. It works on the centres in the brain and spinal cord to relieve muscle stiffness or spasm without reduction in strength. This improves pain and movement of muscles.
Tizanidine has linear pharmacokinetics over the doses studied in clinical development (1-20 mg). Tizanidine has a half-life of approximately 2.5 hours (CV=33%). Approximately 95% of an administered dose is metabolized. The primary cytochrome P450 isoenzyme involved in tizanidine metabolism is CYP1A2.
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 Tizpa
Dryness in mouth
Sleepiness
Tiredness
Dizziness
Hypersensitivity to tizanidine or its ingredients is a contraindication to the use of tizanidine.
Tizanidine use requires caution in patients with hepatic impairment. ...
According to product labeling, tizanidine use requires caution in patients with renal impairment (creatinine clearance < 25 mL/min).
Tizpa 2mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Tizpa 2mg Tablet may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Tizpa 2mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Tizanidine is a centrally acting alpha-2 agonist prescribed to manage spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis, stroke, and spinal cord injury. Tizanidine is also used off-label for managing patients suffering from chronic neck and back pain and chronic migraines.
Drug-Drug Interactions: TIZANIDINE may have interaction with antidepressants (escitalopram, duloxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine), anticonvulsants (pregabalin, topiramate), anti-allergic drugs (diphenhydramine, cetirizine), pain relievers (acetaminophen + hydrocodone), an anti-anxiety drug (alprazolam), sedative-hypnotic drug (zolpidem), bronchodilator (albuterol), antibiotic (ciprofloxacin).
Drug-Food Interactions: TIZANIDINE may interact with caffeine. Therefore, avoid intake of caffeine with TIZANIDINE as it may cause low blood pressure and dizziness. Also, avoid intake of alcohol with TIZANIDINE as it may increase the risk of adverse effects.
Drug-Disease Interactions: If you have low blood pressure, liver or kidney diseases, inform your doctor before taking TIZANIDINE.
Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List:
ESCITALOPRAM
DULOXETINE
SERTRALINE
FLUVOXAMINE
PREGABALIN
TOPIRAMATE
DIPHENHYDRAMINE
CETIRIZINE
ALPRAZOLAM
ZOLPIDEM
ALBUTEROL
CIPROFLOXACIN
ACETAMINOPHEN+HYDROCODONE
Do not chew, crush or break it. Tizpa 2mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Store below 30°C
If you miss a dose of Tizpa 2mg 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.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Tizpa 2mg Tablet provides relief from rigidity, tension and stiffness in muscles (spasticity) that may occur due to various conditions affecting the nervous system.
Tizpa 2mg Tablet may cause dizziness or sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you.
Avoid consuming alcohol when taking Tizpa 2mg Tablet as it may cause excessive drowsiness.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
Do not stop taking it suddenly without talking to your doctor if you've been on it for a long time.
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. Tizpa 2mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Q. Does Tizpa 2mg Tablet contain sulfa or asprin?
Tizpa 2mg Tablet does not contain sulfa and aspirin
