Active ingredients: Betahistine
Betahistine Dihydrochloride 8mg Tablets.
Tablet.
Betahistine Dihydrochloride 8mg Tablets are white, circular, flat, bevelled edged tablets marked B8 on one side.
Each tablet contains 8mg betahistine dihydrochloride.
Excipient(s) with known effect: lactose monohydrate.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
Betahistine dihydrochloride is a histamine-like drug in which pharmacological activity can be attributed to a specific effects and/or more direct influences on recovery mechanisms the vestibular nuclei. It has weak agonist activity at histamine H1 receptors and moderate antagonist activity at H3 receptors. Betahistine may increase blood flow to the cochlear region as well as to the whole brain.
Povidone K90
Microcrystalline cellulose
Lactose monohydrate
Colloidal anhydrous silica
Crospovidone
Stearic acid
Blister strips consisting of 250 µm transparent PVC, a 60 g/m² PVDC layer and 20µm hard temper aluminium foil, contained in a carton.
Pack sizes: 60, 84, 90, 100 and 120 tablets.
Athlone Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
PL 30464/0019
23/03/2000