This was prescribed for me with another medication for pain after my knee surgery. I can't remember ever taking this but I am going to undergo another surgery and trying to figure out if I should discard this prescription
Is Compazine prescribed for pain?
Question posted by jessybell on 28 July 2015
Last updated on 22 August 2015 by BrentDG
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4 Answers
BrentDG
23 Aug 2015
I know I'm a little late, but... compazine is used for nausea and vomiting, which many people experience after surgery under general anastasia. Some pain meds can also cause nausea and vomiting, so the compazine could help with that, as well.
Kayvangale
5 Aug 2015
Hello, Compazine is a medication thats given for nausea and vomiting. It was used for years and is an older medicine. Its newer counterparts are zofran and regulan. However, compassion has been out for a long time its not a pain med. It was used a lot for people with flying nausea in an airplane and it has very little side effects compared to the 2 newer medicines zofran and regulan. You need to clarify with your doctor why you are getting this medicine for pain. It sounds like you are going to need a real pain medicine but thats not it.
shawn1888
30 July 2015
Compazine,is not an antipsychotic its nausea medication and has a lot of uses,but I have never heard it prescribed for pain,its still in use I just filled mine today for NAUSEA and have been on it for five years
masso
30 July 2015
Compazine is used in the treatment of nausea/vomiting; anxiety; psychosis; hiccups and belongs to the drug classes phenothiazine antiemetics, phenothiazine antipsychotics.
Compazine (Prochlorperazine maleate) is classified as an anti-emetic and antipsychotic agent.
masso
29 July 2015
No, Compazine is an anti-psychotic and has been discontinued.
https://www.drugs.com/mtm/prochlorperazine-oral-injection.html
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