Name
MECLIZINE
Mode of Action
IT IS LESS SEDATIVE, LESS ANTICHOLINERGIC AND LONG ACTING. DRUG FINDS A VALUABLE USE IN SEA SICKNESS, WHERE IT PROVIDES A LONG LASTING ACTING OF NEARLY 24 HOURS. IT ALSO FINDS A PLACE IN TREATMENT OF VOMITING OF PREGNANCY.
Dosage
THE USUAL DOSE :- 25-50 MG ONE HOUR BEFORE TRAVELLING AND REPEATED EVERY 24 HOURS . UPTO 100 MG DAILY.
Drug Group
[ANTIALLERGIC] , [ANTICHOLINERGIC] , [ANTIEMETIC] , [ANTIHISTAMINIC] , [PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE] , [SEDATING ANTIHISTAMINE]
Cross Reaction
POTENTIATES CNS DEPRESSANT ACTION OF ALCOHOL, BARBITURATES HYPNOTICS, OPIOID ANALGESICS, SEDATIVES AND NEUROLEPTICS. ANTIMUSCARINIC EFFECT POTENTIATED BY MAOIS, ATROPINE AND TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS.
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