Sicriptin 2.5 Mg (Bromocriptine) Medically reviewed by Sanjay Gangani, B.Pharm, CMO & Pharmacist
Active Ingredient Bromocriptine Indication Increased prolactin levels, Female infertility, Type 2 diabetes Manufacturer Serum Institute India Strength:- 2.5mg Packaging 10 tablets in 1 strip
INQUIRE ABOUT Sicriptin 2.5 Mg (Bromocriptine)
What is Sicriptin 2.5 mg Tablet? Sicriptin 2.5 is a prescription tablet containing bromocriptine.
Each uncoated tablet contains 2.87 mg of bromocriptine mesylate.
That is equal to 2.5 mg of bromocriptine base.
Bromocriptine is a dopamine agonist.
Sicriptin 1.25 Mg is made by Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. in Pune.
It comes as a box of five strips of ten tablets.
Inhibiting or suppressing physiological lactation.
Treating disorders caused by high prolactin levels.
High prolactin can cause irregular periods and infertility.
It can also cause milk production outside pregnancy.
How Bromocriptine Works (Mechanism of Action) The action happens in four simple steps:
The pituitary gland releases a hormone called prolactin.
Prolactin drives milk production and affects the menstrual cycle.
Dopamine naturally tells the gland to release less prolactin.
Bromocriptine acts like dopamine, so prolactin levels fall.
Milk production reduces or stops.
Periods may become regular again where prolactin was high.
Fertility can return in women with high prolactin.
Prolactin-producing pituitary tumours can shrink.
Dopamine receptors are present in blood vessels too.
The medicine can therefore change blood pressure.
That is the basis of the monitoring requirement.
It is also why heart conditions are a reason to avoid it.
Dosage Guide The manufacturer states only that dosing is as the physician directs.
Situation Guidance Set By Key Note Dose As directed by the physician The manufacturer’s page No figures are published there Lactation suppression Only strengths up to 2.5 mg European regulators This tablet is that ceiling Routine milk suppression Not recommended at all European regulators A compelling reason is required Breast engorgement alone Not an appropriate use European regulators Use support, ice and a painkiller High prolactin disorders As the specialist directs The prescriber A recognised use Blood pressure check Especially on the first day European regulators Then monitored during treatment If blood pressure rises Stop and assess immediately European regulators Do not continue Higher strengths Lactation use removed entirely European regulators Applies to 5 mg and 10 mg Lower strength Sicriptin 1.25 mg exists The manufacturer Allows a smaller dose Stopping As the doctor directs The prescriber Do not stop without advice
The manufacturer’s own page gives no numeric dose.
It states only that dosing is as the physician directs.
Bromocriptine doses differ widely between conditions.
Inventing a figure would be unsafe.
Follow the dose printed on your own prescription.
How to Take Sicriptin 2.5 mg Take the tablet exactly as your doctor prescribes.
Take it at the same time each day.
Taking it with food may reduce nausea.
Have your blood pressure checked as your doctor advises.
Pay particular attention on the first day of treatment.
Rise slowly from sitting or lying down.
Do not drive until you know how it affects you.
Do not stop the medicine without medical advice.
Attend every review appointment arranged for you.
Precautions Who Must Not Take It for Milk Suppression Women with any condition that raises blood pressure.
Women with heart disease, now or in the past.
Women with severe psychiatric disorders, now or in the past.
Women allergic to bromocriptine or any ingredient.
It was based on a review of safety and effectiveness data.
The review was triggered by safety concerns.
When the Milk Suppression Use Is Appropriate Only when there is a compelling medical reason.
Loss of the baby during or just after childbirth.
A mother with HIV infection, who should not breastfeed.
The decision must be made with the doctor.
As a routine measure to stop milk after birth.
For painful breast engorgement that other measures can treat.
Those measures include firm breast support and ice.
A simple painkiller is also an option.
Tell Your Doctor Before Use If You Have: High blood pressure, or any condition that raises it.
Any heart condition .
Any mental health condition, now or in the past.
Liver problems.
A stomach ulcer or any history of bleeding from the gut.
Raynaud’s phenomenon, where fingers react to cold.
Pregnancy, plans for pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
Every other medicine you take.
Before-Use Checklist Has a doctor set the reason for this medicine?
If it is to stop milk, is there a compelling medical reason?
Have other measures been tried for breast discomfort?
Do you have any condition that raises blood pressure?
Have you ever had heart disease?
Have you ever had a severe mental health condition?
Is blood pressure monitoring arranged for day one?
Do you know the warning signs listed above?
Side Effects Effects reported for bromocriptine:
Side Effect Category What It Feels Like What to Do Nausea Common Queasy stomach Taking it with food may help Headache Common Head pain See the warning about severe headache Dizziness Common Light-headedness Rise slowly; avoid driving Drowsiness Common Feeling sleepy Take care with machinery Vomiting Common Being sick Report if persistent Constipation Common Difficulty passing stools Increase fluids and fibre Blocked nose Common Nasal congestion Usually mild Low blood pressure on standing Common Faintness when rising Rise slowly; report it Raised blood pressure Serious Often no symptoms Monitored; stop if it rises Severe or unremitting headache Serious Persistent, worsening head pain Stop and seek assessment Chest pain Serious Pain or tightness in the chest Stop and seek urgent care Visual disturbance Serious Blurring or changed vision Stop and seek assessment Effects on the nervous system Serious Confusion, seizures, weakness Stop and seek urgent care Psychiatric changes Serious Hallucinations, unusual thoughts Contact your doctor promptly
Why the serious group is set out so firmly:
The regulator requires immediate evaluation for those signs.
It requires treatment to be stopped at the same time.
Those instructions appear in the required label wording.
The Indian listing names the common effects but gives no figures.
Check the pack insert for the full frequency table.
Interactions Medicines for blood pressure, in either direction.
Antipsychotic medicines, which raise prolactin.
Metoclopramide and domperidone, which do the same.
Erythromycin and similar antibiotics.
Other dopamine agonists.
Ergot-derived medicines, including migraine treatments.
Alcohol, which may worsen dizziness and nausea.
They raise prolactin, which this medicine lowers.
The two work against each other.
Your doctor needs to know about both.
Warning Signs – Seek Medical Help Your blood pressure rises.
You develop chest pain.
You develop a severe headache.
A headache is getting worse or will not settle.
Your vision changes, with or without headache.
You have confusion, weakness or a seizure.
Sudden weakness on one side of the body.
Difficulty speaking.
Severe breathlessness.
Swelling of the face, lips or throat.
The 2014 review was prompted by serious safety concerns.
Those concerns centred on the heart and the nervous system.
Early detection allows treatment to be stopped in time.
An Honest Assessment for the Retailer Where the medicine has a clear place: It treats disorders caused by high prolactin levels.
That includes some causes of infertility and irregular periods.
It can shrink prolactin-producing pituitary tumours.
It is an established medicine with decades of use.
Serum Institute is a large, established manufacturer.
A lower 1.25 mg strength exists for careful dosing.
What a buyer should be told plainly: Routine use to stop milk after birth is not recommended.
European regulators restricted that use in 2014.
It should not be used for breast engorgement alone.
Women with raised blood pressure must not take it.
Nor must women with heart or severe psychiatric conditions.
Blood pressure monitoring is required, from day one.
Same-composition brands are listed far cheaper.
Storage Instructions Store below 30°C in a cool, dry place.
Keep the tablets in their strip until use.
Protect them from light and moisture.
Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Check the expiry date before use.
Follow the storage statement on your own pack.
Return unused tablets to a pharmacy take-back scheme.
Sanjay Gangani
B.Pharm, CMO & Pharmacist
Licensed pharmacist (B.Pharm) with 12+ years in clinical pharmacy and patient care. Reviews every article for evidence-based accuracy before it is published on ACTIZA Store.
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