Comparing Cyclizine vs Dimenhydrinate
| Cyclizine | Dimenhydrinate |
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| Cyclizine | Dimenhydrinate |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Nausea/Vomiting, Motion Sickness. Cyclizine 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 Dimenhydrinate | |||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
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Cyclizine has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 55 ratings on Drugs.com. 51% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% 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. | |||||||||
View all Cyclizine side effects |
View all Dimenhydrinate side effects |
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| Generic Availability | |||||||||
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N/A |
Lower cost generic |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
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We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
View all Dimenhydrinate prices |
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| Dosage Forms | |||||||||
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N/A |
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| Brand Names | |||||||||
| Bonine for Kids, Cyclivert | 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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N/A |
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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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
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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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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 305 drugs are known to interact with Cyclizine:
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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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N/A |
December 19, 1977 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
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N/A |
N/A |
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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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