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CAROVERINE
IN A CONDITION CALLED TINNITUS - WHICH CAUSES A RINGING OR BUZZING SOUND IN THE EAR DRUMS IN SPITE OF NO EXTERNAL SOUNDS PRESENT, CAROVERINE IS USED TO TREAT. ALSO IT IS A RELAXANT FOR THE MUSCLES AND IS USED TO TREAT PAINFUL MUSCLE SPASMS. CIRCULATORY DISORDERS IN THE CEREBRAL AREA ALSO IS TREATED AND PREVENTED BY THIS DRUG. IT IS A PART OF THE CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER GROUP AND IS OF SYNTHETIC ORIGIN.
DELICATE HAIR CELLS INSIDE THE EARS WHICH HELP IN TRANSFER OF SOUND WAVES INTO BRAIN ARE WHEN DAMAGED, THE CONDITION CALLED TINNITUS HAPPEN. THEY MAINLY GET DAMAGED DUE TO OVER EXPOSURE TO HIGH DECIBEL SOUNDS. CAROVERINE IS USED IN SUCH CASES FOR REPAIR.
CAROVERINE, AN N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE AND ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST, HAS BEEN SHOWN TO PROTECT THE INNER EAR FROM EXCITOTOXICITY AND TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF COCHLEAR SYNAPTIC TINNITUS. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OF CAROVERINE ON THE ROUND WINDOW MEMBRANE (RWM) COULD BE A MORE EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ADMINISTRATION TO AVOID SYSTEMIC SIDE/ADVERSE EFFECTS
IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTHYROIDISM , CARDIAC PROBLEMS, OR MUSCLE WEAKNESS THIS DRUG SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED WITH HIGH LEVEL OF CAUTION. ELDERLY PEOPLE ALSO FALL IN THIS CATEGORY. IT IS NOT PRESCRIBED FOR NEWBORNS.
IF CAROVERINE IS TAKEN WITHOUT PROPER MEDICAL ATTENTION OR IN HIGH DOSES IT MAY RESULT IN SIDE EFFECTS LIKE DIZZINESS , NAUSEA , HEAD ACHE, WEAKNESS ETC. ALSO BLURRED VISION, DRY MOUTH, ARE SOME OTHER EFFECTS OF THIS DRUG.
CAROVERINE IS A USEFUL DRUG BUT MUST BE TAKEN UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE DOCTOR.
INFORMATION GIVEN HERE IS BASED ON THE SALT CONTENT OF THE MEDICINE. USES AND EFFECTS OF THE MEDICINE MAY VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON. IT IS ADVISABLE TO CONSULT A ENT SPECIALIST BEFORE USING THIS MEDICINE.
WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF CAROVERINE ?
路 SLOW HEART RATE
路 FLUSHING
路 PHOTOPHOBIA
路 DILATION OF THE PUPIL OF THE EYE
路 PALPITATIONS
路 DRY MOUTH
路 ARRHYTHMIA
路 CONSTIPATION
路 INCREASED HEART RATE
路 DRY SKIN
路 DIFFICULTY OR PAINFUL URINATION
路 EXCESSIVE THIRST
路 REDUCED BRONCHIAL SECRETIONS
路 LOSS OF ACCOMMODATION
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF CAROVERINE
路 IS IT SAFE WITH ALCOHOL?
INTERACTION WITH ALCOHOL IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR.
路 ARE THERE ANY PREGNANCY WARNINGS?
UNKNOWN. HUMAN AND ANIMAL STUDIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR.
路 ARE THERE ANY BREAST-FEEDING WARNINGS?
UNKNOWN. HUMAN AND ANIMAL STUDIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR.
路 IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE ON THIS MEDICINE?
THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONSULT DOCTOR BEFORE CONSUMING THE DRUG.
路 DOES THIS AFFECT KIDNEY FUNCTION?
THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONSULT DOCTOR BEFORE CONSUMING THE DRUG.
路 DOES THIS AFFECT LIVER FUNCTION?
THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONSULT DOCTOR BEFORE CONSUMING THE DRUG.
HOW DOES THIS MEDICATION WORK?
THIS MEDICINE IS COMMONLY USED TO TREAT TINNITUS BY ENHANCING MECHANOTRANSDUCTION AND MECHANOSENSITIVITY. IT IS A SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXANT, WHICH BLOCKS CALCIUM-CHANNEL AND ALSO HAS GLUTAMATE DE-ACTIVATING PROPERTIES.
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