Composition
Inj 50 mg: Per ml: Dimenhydrinate 50 mg; 1 ml solution in amp. Liqd 12.5 mg: Per 4 ml: Dimenhydrinate 12.5 mg. Tab 50 mg: Dimenhydrinate 50 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Vertigo, nausea and vomiting, motion sickness: ORAL: Adults: 50-100 mg two or three times daily. Children 1-6 yrs: 12.5-25mg; 7-12 yrs: 25-50 mg; two or three times daily. BY IV OR IM INJ: Adults: 50-100 mg every 4 hr; Children above 1 yr: IM 1.25 mg/kg 4 times daily, max 300 mg/day.
Administration
For IV administration, each ml (50 mg) of solution must be diluted in 10 ml of NaCI 0.9%, injected over a period of 2 min.
Stability
Store at 20C-25C (68F-77F). Protect from light.
Precautions
Patients with narrow angle glaucoma, obstructive disease of the GI or GU tract and in elderly males with possible prostatic hypertrophy, may have hypotensive actions.
Interactions
Hypnotics, sedatives, tranquillizers, antianxiety drugs.
Pregnancy
Not recommended.
Lactation
Caution advised
Side Effects
Tachycardia, palpitation, urticaria, dryness of mouth, nose and throat, drowsiness, restlessness, excitation, nervousness insomnia, euphoria, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, atirstipation, hypotension, blurred vision, diplopia, vertigo tinnitus, urinary complications, auditory and visual hallucination, cholestatic jaundice(rare).