Shicolin 500mg Tablet
Shine Pharmaceuticals Ltd

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In-stock 10 tablets in 1 strip
415.00

USED FOR:
Stroke Dementia in Parkinson's disease

COMPOSITION:
Citicoline (500mg)

Therapeutic Uses:
neuro cns

Related Warnings
Alcohol

Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor.

Lactation

No information is available on the use of Shicolin 500mg Tablet during lactation. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

It is not known whether Shicolin 500mg Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.

Kidney

There is limited information available on the use of Shicolin 500mg Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

There is limited information available on the use of Shicolin 500mg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

Citicoline   500mg

Uses of Shicolin Tablet
Shicolin 500mg Tablet is used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, stroke, dementia in Parkinson's disease, age related memory loss and head injury.

How to use Shicolin Tablet
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. Shicolin 500mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Shicolin Tablet works
Citicoline seems to increase a brain chemical called phosphatidylcholine. This brain chemical is important for brain function. Citicoline might also decrease brain tissue damage when the brain is injured..

Side Effects:

Common Headache, Shivering, Blurred vision, Hallucination, Shortness of breath, Vertigo, Increased blood pressure, Diarrhoea, Chest pain, Allergic reaction, Decreased blood pressure, Nausea, Edema, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Vomiting.

Expert advice for Shicolin Tablet
Consult your doctor before you start citicoline. 

If you are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to get pregnant.
Stop taking citicoline and consult a doctor if you experience signs of allergic reactions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is Shicolin a stimulant?
Shicolin is a stimulant which is used for acute period of ischemic stroke (sudden death of brain cells in a localized area due to inadequate blood flow), rehabilitation period after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, head injury and cognitive abnormalities at degenerate and vascular diseases of brain.

Q. Is Shicolin safe?
Yes, Shicolin is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor.

Q. Is Shicolin same as choline?
Shicolin is cytidine diphosphate choline (CDP-choline). It is a biomolecule, also known as nucleotide that plays an important role in cellular metabolism. Choline is a metabolite of Shicolin.

Q. Is Shicolin a prescription drug?
Yes, Shicolin is a prescription drug. It is not an over the counter (OTC) product.

Q. Is Shicolin a vitamin?
Shicolin is not a vitamin. Shicolin is cytidine diphosphate choline (CDP choline). It belongs to a group of biomolecules known as nucleotides that play an important role in cellular metabolism.

Q. Is Shicolin a natural substance?
Yes, Shicolin is a natural substance.

Q. Is Shicolin an amino acid?
Shicolin is not an amino acid. It is a biomolecule also known as nucleotide that plays an important role in cellular metabolism.

Q. Is Shicolin a blood thinner?
Shicolin is not a blood thinner. It is a biomolecule also known as nucleotide that plays an important role in cellular metabolism.

Q. Does Shicolin work?
Shicolin works if taken for prescribed duration in prescribed doses as advised by your doctor.

Q. Does Shicolin cause depression?
Shicolin is not known to cause depression. Talk to your doctor if you experience depression after taking Shicolin as it requires proper diagnosis and treatment.

Q. Does Shicolin increase dopamine levels?
Shicolin is not known to increase dopamine levels.

Q. Does Shicolin cause anxiety?
Shicolin is not known to cause anxiety. Talk to your doctor if you experience anxiety after taking Shicolin as it may require proper diagnosis and treatment.

Q. Does Shicolin raise blood pressure?
Shicolin is not known to increase blood pressure. Shicolin has shown to have a short-term hypotensive (blood pressure lowering) action. Talk to your doctor if you have raised blood pressure after taking Shicolin as it requires proper diagnosis and treatment.