Side effects
There could be negative effects from prochlorperazine.
Interactions
For more information, consult your physician or pharmacist. Especially tell your doctor if you take: CABERGOLINE/PROCHLORPERAZINE CISAPRIDE/PROCHLORPERAZINE DOFETILIDE/PROCHLORPERAZINE ENTACAPONE/PROCHLORPERAZINE LEVODOPA/PROCHLORPERAZINE METOCLOPRAMIDE/PROCHLORPERAZINE PERGOLIDE/PROCHLORPERAZINE PRAMIPEXOLE/PROCHLORPERAZINE PROCHLORPERAZINE/ROPINIROLE HYDROCHLORIDE PROCHLORPERAZINE/TOREMIFENE CITRATE This is not a complete list of Prochlorperazinedrug interactions. Inform your doctor about every medication you take, including vitamins, herbal supplements, prescription drugs, and over-the-counter medications.
Contraindications
You should be aware that prochlorperazine may cause dizziness, especially when you get up from a lying position. Alcohol can exacerbate these side effects. Also tell the child's doctor if the child has any of the following symptoms: vomiting, listlessness, drowsiness, confusion, aggression, seizures, yellowing of the skin or eyes, weakness, or flu-like symptoms. If you plan to work with organophosphorus insecticides (a class of chemical used to kill insects), let your doctor know as well. If you will be giving prochlorperazine to a child, let the child's doctor know if the child has chickenpox, measles, a stomach virus, an infection of the brain or spinal cord, or any other serious illness. Be sure to mention any of the following: anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin); antidepressants; antihistamines; atropine (in Motofen, in Lomotil, in Lonox); barbiturates such as pentobarbital (Nembutal), phenobarbital (Luminal), and secobarbital (Seconal); diuretics ('water pills'); epinephrine (Epipen); guanethidine (not available in the US); ipratropium (Atrovent); lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid), medications for anxiety, irritable bowel disease, mental illness, Parkinson's disease, motion sickness, ulcers, or urinary problems; medications for seizures such as phenytoin (Dilantin); narcotic medications for pain; propranolol (Inderal); sedatives; sleeping pills; and tranquilizers. If you will be taking prochlorperazine to treat nausea and vomiting, it is important to let your doctor know about any other symptoms you are experiencing, especially listlessness, drowsiness, confusion, aggression, seizures, headaches, problems with vision, hearing, speech, or balance, stomach pain or cramps, or constipation. If the child has not been drinking normally, has excessive diarrhea, or appears dehydrated. Inform your doctor and pharmacist if you have any allergies prior to using prochlorperazine, including those to other phenothiazines like chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, perphenazine, promethazine (Phenergan), thioridazine, and trifluoperazine. Ask your doctor about the safe use of alcohol while taking prochlorperazine. Do not operate machinery or drive a car until you know how this medication affects you. Call your doctor if you become pregnant while taking prochlorperazine. If you will be taking prochlorperazine tablets, also tell your doctor if you are allergic to tartrazine (a yellow dye found in some foods and medications) or aspirin. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, especially if you are in the last few months of your pregnancy, planning to become pregnant, or if you are breast-feeding. Nausea and vomiting that are experienced along with these symptoms may be a sign of a more serious condition that should not be treated with prochlorperazine. Ptrochlorperazine may cause problems in newborns following delivery if it is taken during the last months of pregnancy. if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are using prochlorperazine. if you will be having a myelogram (x-ray examination of the spine), tell your doctor and the radiographer that you are taking prochlorperazine. If you intend to engage in strenuous activity or be exposed to high temperatures, let your doctor know. You should be aware that prochlorperazine may make it more difficult for your body to cool down when it becomes extremely hot. To prevent this issue, get out of bed slowly and rest your feet on the floor for a few minutes before standing up. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had glaucoma (condition in which increased pressure in the eye can cause gradual loss of vision), trouble staying balanced, seizures, an abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG; test that measures electrical activity in the brain), brain damage, pheochromocytoma (tumor on a small gland near the kidneys), breast cancer, any congenital disorder, or any other illness that could require your doctor to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully Your doctor will probably tell you not to take prochlorperazine for 2 days before the myelogram and for one day after the myelogram. you should know that this medication may make you drowsy and may affect your thinking and movements, especially at the beginning of your treatment.
It presents itself as an oral tablet and is generally taken up to three times a day when required. Treats nausea and vomiting associated with migraine Controls the nauseous feeling of migraine Whilst the mode of action isn’t fully known, Prochlorperazine helps alleviate the feeling of nausea associated with general sickness or migraine.
Prochlorperazine has the ability to be abused and while it is not known to deliver the euphoria that is often delivered by more commonly abused drugs, it can still alter mood and perception, increasing its demand among recreational users. Prochlorperazine is effective for the short-term treatment of generalized non-psychotic anxiety. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved prochlorperazine for treating behavior problems in older adults who have been diagnosed with dementia. This medication is often used to control severe nausea and vomiting, as well as treating the symptoms of schizophrenia.
This is why irregular motion such as that on a plane or boat can lead to nausea. These methods will not work as quickly as medication, however, they are often a good place to start. This type of nausea can affect anyone, but those who experience migraines may be much more susceptible. When the brain detects conflicting information being relayed by the vestibular system and the eyes or muscles, it triggers the feeling of nausea.
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If you can’t get the drug, how should you treat pain in opiate tolerant patients? Zhongguo yao li xue bao = Acta pharmacologica Sinica 1995;16:311-4. With droperidol unavailable, ondansetron, metoclopramide and promethazine are all suitable options for the treatment of nausea and vomiting.
If you have been supplied the 3 mg buccal tablets (Buccastem® M brand) - the tablets are designed to stick to the inside of your mouth and to dissolve there. If you experience any other symptoms which you think may be due to this medicine, speak with your doctor or pharmacist. If you are taking or using any other medicines. This includes any medicines you are taking which are available to buy without a prescription, as well as herbal and complementary medicines. If you drink alcohol, ask your doctor for advice about drinking while you are on prochlorperazine.