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Generic: Meclizine Hydrochloride

Form: Tablet 50mg

Indication

Motion sickness, Vertigo and Vestibular disorders

Administration

May be taken with or without food.

Adult Dose

Oral Motion sickness Adult: 25-50 mg 1 hr before travelling and repeat 24 hrly if needed. Vertigo and vestibular disorders Adult: 25-100 mg daily in divided doses. Discontinue if there is no response after 1-2 wk of treatment. Nausea and vomiting 25-50 mg daily Radiation sickness: 50 mg administered 2-12 hours prior to radiation treatment. Prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) : 25-50 mg, 1 hour before first ECP dose; repeat if needed in 24 hours.

Child Dose

Oral <12 years: Safety and efficacy not established Motion Sickness >12 years: 12.5-50 mg PO given 1 hour before travel and then daily PRN Vertigo >12 years: 25-100 mg/day PO in single daily dose or divided q6-12hr

Contraindication

Meclizine Hydrochloride and Pyridoxine Hydrochloride is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to these ingredients.

Mode of Action

Meclozine blocks vasopressor response to histamine and has a slight blocking action against acetylcholine. It decreases excitability of the middle ear labyrinth and blocks conduction in the middle ear vestibular-cerebellar pathways.

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