Name
DOXYLAMINE SUCCINATE
Mode of Action
DOXYLAMINE, AN ENHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE, IS A SEDATING ANTIHISTAMINE WITH ANTIMUSCARINIC AND PRONOUNCED SEDATIVE EFFECTS.
Dosage
25 MG GIVEN EVERY 4-6 HOURS.MAXIMUM :- 150 MG DAILY. THE USUAL HYPNOTIC DOSE IS 25 MG AT NIGHT.
Drug Group
[ANTIALLERGIC] , [ANTIHISTAMINIC] , [ANTIMUSCARINIC] , [ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE] , [H-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST] , [SEDATING ANTIHISTAMINE] , [SEDATIVE]
Cross Reaction
DOXYLAMINE MAY ENHANCE THE SEDATIVE EFFECTS OF CNS DEPRESSANTS, ALCOHOL, BARBITURATES, HYPNOTICS, AND OPIOID ANALGESICS.
Drug Interaction
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Drug Categories
Special Precaution
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