Meclizine: Difference between revisions
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< 12 yrs: No dosing specified in drug insert | *< 12 yrs: No dosing specified in drug insert | ||
==Special Populations== | ==Special Populations== | ||
Revision as of 00:19, 23 May 2015
General
- Type: Antihistamine, H1 antagonist
- Dosage Forms: 12.5, 25, 32 mg oral tablet; 25 mg oral chewable tablet
- Common Trade Names: Univert, Vertin-32, Dramamine less drowsy, Motion-Time
Adult Dosing
Vertigo
- 25mg PO QID
Motion Sickness
- 25-100 mg PO 1 hour before activity. May repeat q24h
Pediatric Dosing
- >= 12 yrs old: Adult dosing
- < 12 yrs: No dosing specified in drug insert
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Rating:
- Lactation:
- Renal Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
Adverse Reactions
Serious
Common
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Mechanism of Action: