Comparing Bonine vs Dimenhydrinate
| Bonine (meclizine) | Dimenhydrinate |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Vertigo, Nausea/Vomiting, Motion Sickness. Bonine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Meniere's Disease, Insomnia, Motion Sickness, Nausea/Vomiting. Dimenhydrinate may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Nausea/Vomiting
Motion Sickness
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| More about Bonine (meclizine) | More about Dimenhydrinate | ||||||||||||||||
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Bonine has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from a total of 50 ratings on Drugs.com. 86% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 14% reported a negative effect. |
Dimenhydrinate has an average rating of 8.9 out of 10 from a total of 80 ratings on Drugs.com. 88% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 6% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Lower cost generic approved |
Lower cost generic |
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| Other meclizine brands include: Antivert, Antrizine, D-Vert, Dramamine All Day Less Drowsy, Dramamine II, Dramamine Less Drowsy, Driminate II, Help I'm Nauseous, Motion-Time, Sea-Calm, Travel Sickness, Travel-Ease View more | Calm-X, Dimetabs, Dinate, DMH, Dramamine, Dramamine Chewable, Dramamine for Kids, Dramamine Original Formula, Dramanate, Dramoject, Driminate, Dymenate, Hydrate, Travel-Eze, Triptone View more | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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6 hours |
N/A |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 286 drugs are known to interact with Bonine:
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A total of 385 drugs are known to interact with Dimenhydrinate:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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December 19, 1977 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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