Meclizine

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

  1. abdominal pain
  2. anaphylactoid reactions
  3. anorexia
  4. appetite stimulation
  5. arrhythmia exacerbation
  6. asthenia
  7. ataxia
  8. blurred vision
  9. confusion
  10. constipation
  11. dizziness
  12. drowsiness
  13. dyskinesia
  14. dystonic reaction
  15. fatigue
  16. hallucinations
  17. headache
  18. hypotension
  19. impaired cognition
  20. insomnia
  21. mydriasis
  22. ocular hypertension
  23. palpitations
  24. psychosis
  25. restlessness
  26. seizures
  27. sinus tachycardia
  28. tardive dyskinesia
  29. tremor
  30. urinary retention
  31. weakness
  32. xerophthalmia
  33. 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
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