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Meclizine Brand Names
Antivert | Bonine | Dramamine Less Drowsy | Dramamine-N | Medivert | Meni-D | Travel Sickness
What is Meclizine
Meclizine is a piperazine-derivative sedating antihistamine (H1-blocker) that is structurally and pharmacologically similar to hydroxyzine.
It is used as an antivertigo/antiemetic agent, specifically in the prevention and treatment of nausea, vomiting, and dizziness associated with motion sickness. Additionally, meclizine has been used in the management of vertigo in diseases affecting the vestibular apparatus.
While prophylactic use of meclizine is most effective in the treatment of motion sickness, other factors such as patient age and type, severity, and duration of motion influence the effectiveness.
Meclizine may cause fewer anticholinergic effects than scopolamine.
Meclizine was first marketed in the U.S. in 1953.
Indications
- motion sickness
- nausea/vomiting
- vertigo
For the treatment of nausea/vomiting and dizziness associated with motion sickness
Side Effects
- abdominal pain
- anaphylactoid reactions
- anorexia
- appetite stimulation
- arrhythmia exacerbation
- asthenia
- ataxia
- blurred vision
- confusion
- constipation
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- dyskinesia
- dystonic reaction
- fatigue
- hallucinations
- headache
- hypotension
- impaired cognition
- insomnia
- mydriasis
- ocular hypertension
- palpitations
- psychosis
- restlessness
- seizures
- sinus tachycardia
- tardive dyskinesia
- tremor
- urinary retention
- weakness
- xerophthalmia
- xerostomia
Monitoring Parameters
- laboratory monitoring not necessary
Contraindications
- anticholinergic medications
- asthma
- bladder obstruction
- breast-feeding
- children
- closed-angle glaucoma
- contact lenses
- driving or operating machinery
- ethanol ingestion
- geriatric
- GI obstruction
- hepatic disease
- ileus
- infants
- neonates
- poor metabolizers
- pregnancy
- prostatic hypertrophy
- renal failure
- renal impairment
- urinary retention
Meclizine is contraindicated in any patient with hypersensitivity to meclizine or to any of the product ingredients.
Interactions
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Magnesium Salicylate; Phenyltoloxamine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Phenyltoloxamine; Salicylamide
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine; Phenyltoloxamine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Doxylamine
- Acetaminophen; Dichloralphenazone; Isometheptene
- Acetaminophen; Diphenhydramine
- Acetaminophen; Pentazocine
- Acrivastine; Pseudoephedrine
- Alosetron
- Amantadine
- Ambenonium Chloride
- Aminoglycosides
- Amiodarone
- Amlodipine; Celecoxib
- Amobarbital
- Amoxapine
- Amphetamine
- Amphetamine; Dextroamphetamine
- Amphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Salts
- Anticholinergics
- Apomorphine
- Aripiprazole
- Asenapine
- Aspirin, ASA; Butalbital; Caffeine
- Aspirin, ASA; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
- Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine; Orphenadrine
- Aspirin, ASA; Carisoprodol
- Aspirin, ASA; Carisoprodol; Codeine
- Atazanavir; Cobicistat
- Atropine; Difenoxin
- Atropine; Diphenoxylate
- Atropine; Hyoscyamine; Phenobarbital; Scopolamine
- Azelastine
- Azelastine; Fluticasone
- Baclofen
- Barbiturates
- Belladonna Alkaloids; Ergotamine; Phenobarbital
- Benzodiazepines
- Benzphetamine
- Brompheniramine
- Brompheniramine; Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine
- Brompheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin
- Brompheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Brompheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone
- Brompheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Brompheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Buprenorphine
- Buprenorphine; Naloxone
- Buspirone
- Butabarbital
- Butorphanol
- Cannabidiol
- Capsaicin; Metaxalone
- Carbetapentane; Chlorpheniramine
- Carbetapentane; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Guaifenesin
- Carbetapentane; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine; Pyrilamine
- Carbetapentane; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbetapentane; Pyrilamine
- Carbidopa; Levodopa; Entacapone
- Carbinoxamine
- Carbinoxamine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Phenylephrine
- Carbinoxamine; Pseudoephedrine
- Carisoprodol
- Celecoxib
- Cenobamate
- Cetirizine
- Cetirizine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlophedianol; Dexchlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorcyclizine
- Chlorpheniramine
- Chlorpheniramine; Codeine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan
- Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone
- Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpromazine
- Chlorzoxazone
- Clemastine
- Clobazam
- Clozapine
- Cobicistat
- Codeine; Phenylephrine; Promethazine
- Codeine; Promethazine
- COMT inhibitors
- Cyclizine
- Cyclobenzaprine
- Cyproheptadine
- Dantrolene
- Daratumumab; Hyaluronidase
- Darunavir; Cobicistat
- Darunavir; Cobicistat; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir alafenamide
- Dasabuvir; Ombitasvir; Paritaprevir; Ritonavir
- Desloratadine
- Desloratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Deutetrabenazine
- Dexchlorpheniramine
- Dexchlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Dexmedetomidine
- Dextroamphetamine
- Dextromethorphan; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
- Dextromethorphan; Promethazine
- Digoxin
- Dimenhydrinate
- Diphenhydramine
- Diphenhydramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Diphenhydramine; Ibuprofen
- Diphenhydramine; Naproxen
- Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
- Disopyramide
- Donepezil
- Donepezil; Memantine
- Doxylamine
- Doxylamine; Pyridoxine
- Dronabinol
- Droperidol
- Elvitegravir; Cobicistat; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir Alafenamide
- Elvitegravir; Cobicistat; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
- Entacapone
- Esketamine
- Eszopiclone
- Ethanol
- Etomidate
- Ezogabine
- Fenfluramine
- Flibanserin
- Fluoxetine
- Fluoxetine; Olanzapine
- Fluphenazine
- Fospropofol
- Gabapentin
- Galantamine
- Halogenated Anesthetics
- Haloperidol
- Heparin
- Hyaluronidase
- Hyaluronidase, Recombinant; Immune Globulin
- Hydantoins
- Hydroxyzine
- Iloperidone
- Ipecac
- Isocarboxazid
- Ketamine
- Lasmiditan
- Lemborexant
- Levocetirizine
- Levomethadyl
- Lithium
- Lofexidine
- Lopinavir; Ritonavir
- Loratadine
- Loratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Loxapine
- Lumateperone
- Lurasidone
- Magnesium Salts
- Maprotiline
- Melatonin
- Meperidine; Promethazine
- Mephobarbital
- Meprobamate
- Metaxalone
- Methadone
- Methamphetamine
- Methocarbamol
- Methohexital
- Metoclopramide
- Metyrapone
- Metyrosine
- Minocycline
- Mirabegron
- Mirtazapine
- Mitotane
- Molindone
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
- Nabilone
- Nalbuphine
- Nefazodone
- Nicardipine
- Olanzapine
- Ombitasvir; Paritaprevir; Ritonavir
- Oritavancin
- Orphenadrine
- Paliperidone
- Paroxetine
- Peginterferon Alfa-2b
- Pentazocine
- Pentazocine; Naloxone
- Pentobarbital
- Perampanel
- Perphenazine
- Perphenazine; Amitriptyline
- Phenelzine
- Phenobarbital
- Phenylephrine; Promethazine
- Pimozide
- Pitolisant
- Pramipexole
- Pregabalin
- Primidone
- Procarbazine
- Prochlorperazine
- Promethazine
- Propofol
- Quetiapine
- Ramelteon
- Rasagiline
- Risperidone
- Ritonavir
- Rituximab; Hyaluronidase
- Rivastigmine
- Rolapitant
- Ropinirole
- Safinamide
- Secobarbital
- Sincalide
- Sodium Iodide
- Solifenacin
- Suvorexant
- Tacrine
- Tasimelteon
- Teniposide
- Thalidomide
- Thiopental
- Thioridazine
- Thiothixene
- Tizanidine
- Tolcapone
- Tranylcypromine
- Trastuzumab; Hyaluronidase
- Trazodone
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Trifluoperazine
- Trimethobenzamide
- Triprolidine
- Trospium
- Vigabatrin
- Vilazodone
- Zaleplon
- Ziconotide
- Ziprasidone
- Zolpidem