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Indication & Dosage |
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| Oral |
| TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS |
| Adult:
75 mg bid or tid. |
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| Oral |
| MOTION SICKNESS |
| Adult:
30 mg taken 2 hr before travel and 15 mg every 8 hr during the journey if necessary. |
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| Oral |
| MOTION SICKNESS |
| Child:
5-12 yr: 1/2 of adult dose. |
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| Oral |
| TREATMENT OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS |
| Adult:
75 mg 1-3 times daily. |
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| Oral |
| VERTIGO AND OTHER VESTIBULAR DISTURBANCES, VOMITING IN MENIERE'S DISEASE |
| Adult:
30 mg tid. |
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| Oral |
| VERTIGO AND OTHER VESTIBULAR DISTURBANCES, VOMITING IN MENIERE'S DISEASE |
| Child:
5-12 yr: 1/2 of adult dose |
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| Administration |
Should be taken with food. |
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| Precautions |
Hypotension; pregnancy; lactation; elderly. May impair ability to drive or operate machineries. |
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| Adverse Drug Reactions |
Extrapyramidal symptoms sometimes associated with severe depression. Drowsiness, headache, GI upsets, unsteadiness, headache; rarely skin and hypersensitivity reactions, dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary difficulty or retention, constipation and increased gastric reflux, fatigue. Hypolipidaemic effect. |
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| Interactions |
CNS depressant effect enhanced with alcohol. Action potentiated by domperidone. |
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