Buccastem M contains the active ingredient prochlorperazine which relieves nausea and vomiting associated to migraine in adults over 18 years of age.
Place the tablet high up along the top gum, under the upper lip on either side of your mouth. The tablet will soften and stick to your gum, taking between one and two hours to dissolve completely. The medicine us then absorbed into your bloodstream through the rich supply of blood vessels in this area.
If you wear dentures, the tablet may be placed in any comfortable position between your lip and gum.
Don't move the tablet about the mouth with your tongue as this will cause it to dissolve more quickly.
Don't eat while the tablet is in your mouth.
The usual dose of Buccastem M tablets is one or two tablets twice a day. Do not exceed this dose.
Do not take this medicine for longer than two days. If your symptoms persist after this time consult a doctor.
Each tablet contains 3 mg of the active ingredient Prochlorperazine Maleate.
Other ingredients: Compressible Sugar (Sucrose), Povidone K30, Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Talc, Magnesium Stearate and Riboflavin Sodium Phosphate.
You should only take this medicine if you have previously been diagnosed by a doctor as suffering from migraines.
This medicine may cause drowsiness. If affected do not drive or operate machinery.
Avoid drinking alcohol because it can make drowsiness worse.
This medicine can occasionally cause your blood pressure to drop when you move from a lying down or sitting position to sitting or standing. This may make you feel dizzy or unsteady. To avoid this try getting up slowly. If you do feel dizzy, sit or lie down until the symptoms pass.
This medicine may make your skin more sensitive to sunlight than it usually is, so you should avoid exposing your skin to direct sunlight or sunlamps until you know how your skin reacts.
This medicine may rarely cause a decrease in the normal amounts of white blood cells in the blood. For this reason, you should consult your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms while taking this medicine, as they may indicate a problem with your blood cells: unexplained sore throat, mouth ulcers, infections, high temperature (fever) or general illness.
Stop taking this medicine and consult your doctor immediately if you experience the following symptoms, as they may be caused by a rare but serious side effect of this type of medicine, called the neuroleptic malignant syndrome: high temperature (fever), pale complexion, sweating, muscle stiffness, fast heartbeat and decreased consciousness.
Not to be used in:
Children and adolescents under 18 years of age.
People with decreased liver function.
People with a disturbance in the normal number of blood cells in their blood.
Epilepsy
Parkinson's disease
Men with an enlarged prostate gland
People with a history of closed angle glaucoma
Pregnancy
Breastfeeding
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