Clinical medicine profile
Citicoline
Amino Acid [EPC]
- Route
- See product SmPC
- Schedule
- POM
- ATC
- Not assigned
- PPB status
- registered
Safety essentials
The information most likely to change a prescribing or dispensing decision.
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity to the active substance or excipients.
- Additional absolute contraindications are indication- and product-specific — consult SmPC.
Precautions
- Warnings: Not for use on children.
- If symptoms continue to recur, or if sleeplessness persists continuously for more than two weeks, consult a physician.
- As with all medicines, if you are pregnant or breast feeding , consult a heatlh professional before using this product.
- Keep out of reach of children .
- In case of overdose, get medical or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
- Keep out of reach of children.
Dosing matrix
Population and organ-function guidance, shown together for faster comparison.
Directions: Adults: Hold the spray-top close to your open mouth and spray twice directly under your tongue, three times a day. Some people notice improvement within two or three weeks, others take longer.
See label paediatric section if present; otherwise use paediatric formulary — do not extrapolate adult doses.
Review renal impairment dosing; many agents need CrCl/eGFR adjustment.
- CrCl 0–120: Confirm renal dosing in product SmPC / primary label.
Review hepatic impairment dosing; monitor LFTs if agent is hepatically cleared or hepatotoxic.
Use, effects & interactions
Indications
- Uses: Temporarily supports the body to rebalance Human Growth Hormone (HGH) output.
- Symptoms of imbalanced HGH may include: poor muscle/ fat balance, dry wrinkled-looking skin, low energy, sleeplessness, weak immune system.*
Adverse effects
- Adverse reactions vary by agent.
- Counsel on common predictable effects and serious warning symptoms (allergy, severe rash, jaundice, unusual bleeding, severe GI symptoms, neurological changes).
- Report suspected ADRs via national pharmacovigilance channels.
Drug interactions
Open multi-drug checker ↗- Professional use: confirm indication, dose, duration, monitoring and patient counselling points against current Kenya STG / EML and the product SmPC.
- Document allergy status and key interactions.
Mechanism & disposition
A prodrug for choline and uridine.
Read complete mechanism
A prodrug for choline and uridine. Mechanism is agent-specific. At receptor, enzyme, ion channel, transporter or microbial target level, the drug alters a physiological or pathological pathway to produce its therapeutic effect. Confirm precise molecular mechanism in current SmPC / pharmacology reference for this INN before high-stakes decisions.
Product-specific
Product-specific
See product SmPC
are product-specific. Consider food effects, protein binding, hepatic CYP/UGT
when adjusting for organ impairment, age and drug interactions. Verify parameters in the current SmPC.
Pregnancy, lactation & diet
Use only if potential benefit justifies potential risk; prefer agents with better reproductive data when alternatives exist.
Assess infant risk vs benefit of maternal therapy; prefer agents with lactation data.
Brands & loaded prices
| Brand | Manufacturer | Pack | Observed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| COGNIMAX | Not recorded | 500MG TABS 20*S | KES 1,946.73Daima Chemist price-list reference ↗ Source date not recorded · verify current price |
| COLIHENZ TABLETS | LA RENON HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED | Tablet | Unavailable |
| MEMCOLIN | Not recorded | 500MG TABS 10*S | KES 806.25Daima Chemist price-list reference ↗ Source date not recorded · verify current price |
| Memcolin 500 (Citicoline Tablets 500mg) | Omnicals Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd. | Tablet 500mg | Unavailable |
| Memcolin Syrup (Citicoline Syrup 500mg/5ml) | Omnicals Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd. | Syrup 500mg | Unavailable |
| syschol -500 | Micro Labs Limited | Tablet | Unavailable |
Sources & review state
Decision support only. Confirm patient-specific decisions against the current product SmPC, Kenya STG/EML, and professional judgement.