Many of the long-acting medications have drug names that end with a two-letter suffix. A partial list of drugs with suffixes and product characteristics is on our website. In one case reported to us an elderly patient was given a prescription for Cardizem CD to treat high blood pressure. This is a specially formulated medication that releases an entire day's supply of the medication slowly over a hour period.
You're supposed to take it just once a day. However, in this case, the pill was too large for the woman to swallow, so she chewed it. She soon complained of feeling dizzy, weak, listless, and lethargic. Without realizing it, chewing it caused the drug to be released all at once, causing dangerously high blood levels which, according to her doctor, contributed to her death.
Call weekdays or visit us on Facebook. Find Now. Generic Name: Dimenhydrinate. Reviewed: June 23, You should not use dimenhydrinate if you are allergic to it. Ask a doctor or pharmacist if it is safe for you to use this medicine if you have other medical conditions, especially: liver or kidney disease; enlarged prostate and urination problems; heart disease, high pressure; a history of seizures; blockage in your digestive tract stomach or intestines ; overactive thyroid; glaucoma; or asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, or other breathing disorder.
Side Effects. Side Effects What are the side effects of Dramamine Dimenhydrinate? Stop using dimenhydrinate and call your doctor at once if you have: little or no urination; confusion, mood changes; tremors, restlessness; a seizure convulsions ; or fast or irregular heartbeats. Side effects such as dry mouth, constipation, and confusion may be more likely in older adults.
Common side effects may include: drowsiness; dry mouth, nose, or throat; constipation; blurred vision; or feeling restless or excited especially in children.
Based on FDA pregnancy categories. Interactions What drugs and food should I avoid while taking Dramamine Dimenhydrinate? Drinking alcohol with this medicine can cause side effects.
You may take dimenhydrinate with or without food. These are common medicines that may be taken on a regular basis, and by people known to have trouble swallowing tablets. A warning sticker may be placed on the box by the pharmacist when she dispenses the medicine, or the instructions on the back of the box will state that the medicine should not be crushed.
The same rules apply for capsules and caplets. Look for a warning on the box before you attempt to chew them or cut them open. But this applies only to the solid forms of capsules. Compounding pharmacies can make their own formulations of some drugs. It may be possible for them to dispense the medicine to you as a solution, syrup or an elixir , which are all liquid medicine formulations. Suppositories are drug formulations designed to be placed in the rectum.
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