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Indications for Prochlorperazine
Nausea and vomiting
Vertigo
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Contraindicatiosn for Prochlorperazine
CNS depression
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Adverse effects of Prochlorperazine
- constipation, dry mouth, drowsiness, akathisia, parkinsonism, blurred
- vision, EPSE (especially in children), hypotension,
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Dose of prochlorperazine?
Nausea and vomiting: 20mg initially then 10mg two hours later
Vertigo: 5-10mg two or three times daily
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Counselling of prochlorperazine?
This medication may make you drowsy and may increase the effects of alcohol.
Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know how you are affected.
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Precautions for using metoclopramide?
parkinsons disease; use domperidone instead
Depression - long term use may worsen mental state
Renal impairment
Elderly
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Adverse effects of metoclopramide?
drowsiness, dizziness, headache
10 mg 3 times daily.
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Counselling for metoclopramide?
Take short term only
Medicatio may make you feel drowsy
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Indications for promethazine?
Allergic conditions,
Nausea and vomiting, including motion sickness
Sedation, eg for cases of burns, measles, chickenpoxr
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Precautions of promethazine?
- Seizures
- Respiratory depression
- Avoid close to delivery in pregnancy
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Adverse effects of promethazine?
Sedation, dizziness, blurred vision, tremor
Urinary retention
Seizures - rare
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Doseage of promethazine?
Allergy?
N&V?
Allergy - 25-75mg daily
Nausea and Vomiting: 25mg every 4-6 hours. Max 100mg
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Counselling for promethazine?
This medication may make you sleepy; don't drive or operate machinery if this happens.
Avoid alcohol and other medication that may cause sedation.
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Adverse effects of ondansetron?
constipation, headache, visual disturbances, seizures
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Dose of ondansetron?
8mg every 8-12 hours
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