Patients with asthma should be carefully monitored during administration of betahistine (risk of bronchoconstriction).
The ingestion of this medicinal product with food prevents gastralgia.
Betahistine is not suitable for the treatment of the following conditions: Benign paroxystic vertigo; Vertigo accompanied by a central nervous system disorder.
Effects on the ability to drive and use machines: Betahistine is indicated for Morbus Meniere and Vertigo. Both diseases can negative affect the ability to drive and use machines.
In clinical studies specifically designed to investigate the ability to drive and use machines betahistine had no or negligible effects.