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- Pfipharmecs Dizmiss Bowman hydrochloride Ru-Vert-M Reid-Provident Wehvert
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- Copyright (C) 1993 Publications International, Ltd.
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- meclizine
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- BRAND NAMES (Manufacturers)
-
- Antivert (Roerig)
- Antivert/25 (Roerig)
- Antivert/50 (Roerig)
- Antrizine (Major)
- Bonine [*] (Pfipharmecs)
- Dizmiss [*] (Bowman)
- meclizine hydrochloride (various manufacturers)
- Ru-Vert-M (Reid-Provident)
- Wehvert [*] (Hauck)
- * Available over-the-counter (without a prescription)
-
- TYPE OF DRUG
-
- Antiemetic
-
- INGREDIENT
-
- meclizine
-
- DOSAGE FORMS
-
- Tablets (12.5 mg, 25 mg, and 50 mg)
- Chewable tablets (25 mg)
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- STORAGE
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- Store at room temperature in a tightly closed container.
-
- USES
-
- Meclizine is used to provide symptomatic relief of dizziness and to
- prevent or relieve dizziness, nausea, and vomiting due to motion sickness. It
- is thought to relieve dizziness and vomiting by altering nerve transmission in
- the balance and vomiting centers in the brain.
-
- TREATMENT
-
- To avoid stomach upset, take meclizine with food, milk, or water (unless
- your doctor directs you to do otherwise).
- The chewable tablets should be chewed for at least two minutes in order
- to obtain the full benefit of this drug.
- If you are taking meclizine to prevent motion sickness, you should take
- it one hour before traveling.
- If you miss a dose of this medication, take the missed dose as soon as
- possible, unless it is almost time for your next dose. In that case, do not
- take the missed dose at all; just return to your regular dosing schedule. Do
- not double the next dose.
-
- SIDE EFFECTS
-
- Minor.
-
- Confusion; constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; dry mouth, throat, or nose;
- headache; irritability; loss of appetite; nausea; restlessness; or stomach
- upset. These side effects should disappear as your body adjusts to the
- medication.
- If you are constipated, increase the amount of fiber in your diet (fresh
- fruits and vegetables, salads, bran, and whole-grain breads), exercise, and
- drink more water (unless your doctor tells you not to do so).
- Chew sugarless gum or suck on ice chips or a piece of hard candy to
- reduce mouth dryness.
-
- Major.
-
- Tell your doctor about any side effects that are persistent or
- particularly bothersome. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about
- blurred vision, change in menstruation, clumsiness, decreased blood pressure,
- difficult or painful urination, feeling faint, flushing of the face,
- hallucinations, palpitations, ringing or buzzing in the ears, rash, seizures,
- shortness of breath, sleeping disorders, sore throat or fever, tightness in
- the chest, unusual bleeding or bruising, unusual increase in sweating, or
- unusual tiredness or weakness.
-
- INTERACTIONS
-
- 1. Meclizine interacts with several other types of medications:
- Concurrent use of it with other central nervous system depressants (such as
- alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepine tranquilizers, muscle relaxants,
- narcotics, pain medications, and phenothiazine tranquilizers) or with
- tricyclic antidepressants can cause extreme drowsiness.
- 2. If you take meclizine on a regular basis and also take large amounts
- of aspirin (for example, for arthritis pain relief), tell your doctor. The
- effects of too much aspirin (ringing in the ears) may be masked by meclizine.
- BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about any medications you are currently
- taking, especially those listed above.
-
- WARNINGS
-
- * Tell your doctor about allergic or unusual reactions you have had to
- any medications, especially to meclizine, cyclizine, or buclizine.
- * Tell your doctor if you now have or if you have ever had asthma, blood
- vessel disease, glaucoma, high blood pressure, kidney disease, peptic ulcers,
- enlarged prostate gland, or thyroid disease.
- * Meclizine can cause drowsiness or dizziness. Your ability to perform
- tasks that require alertness, such as driving a car or operating potentially
- dangerous machinery, may be decreased. Appropriate caution should, therefore,
- be taken.
- * Meclizine should be given to children under age 12 years only under the
- supervision of a doctor.
- * The elderly may be especially sensitive to side effects such as dry
- mouth.
- * Be sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant. The effects of this
- medication during pregnancy have not been thoroughly studied in humans. Also,
- tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding an infant. Small amounts of
- meclizine pass into breast milk and may cause unusual excitement or
- irritability in nursing infants.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
-