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Dimenhydrinate (Gravol, Dramamine)
Class
Antihistamine
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Dimenhydrinate (Gravol, Dramamine)
Action
Antiemetic
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Dimenhydrinate (Gravol, Dramamine)
Indication
- Nausea and vomiting
- Motion sickness
- to potentiate the effects of analgesics
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Dimenhydrinate (Gravol, Dramamine)
Contraindication
- Comatose states
- Patients who have recevived a large amounts of depressants (including alcohol)
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Dimenhydrinate (Gravol, Dramamine)
Precautions
- use with caution in patients with sezure disorders
- Asthma
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Dimenhydrinate (Gravol, Dramamine)
side effects
- May impair mental and physical ability
- Drowsiness
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Dimenhydrinate (Gravol, Dramamine)
Dosage
- Slow Intravenous: 12.5-25.0 mg
- Intramuscular or oral: 50-100 mg
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Dimenhydrinate (Gravol, Dramamine)
Routes
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Dimenhydrinate (Gravol, Dramamine)
Ped dose
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