Comparing Dimenhydrinate vs Metoclopramide
Dimenhydrinate | Metoclopramide |
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Dimenhydrinate | Metoclopramide |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Nausea/Vomiting, Motion Sickness, Meniere's Disease, Insomnia. Dimenhydrinate may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Metoclopramide may be used short-term for the treatment of gastrointestinal reflux disease that is unresponsive to other medications or to treat diabetic stasis. Side effects may include sedation... View more |
Related suggestions Nausea/Vomiting
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More about Dimenhydrinate | More about Metoclopramide | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
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. |
Metoclopramide has an average rating of 3.9 out of 10 from a total of 523 ratings on Drugs.com. 28% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 63% 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 Dimenhydrinate side effects |
View all Metoclopramide side effects |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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Dosage Forms | |||||||||||||||||
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Calm-X, Dimetabs, Dinate, DMH, Dramamine, Dramamine Chewable, Dramamine for Kids, Dramamine Original Formula, Dramanate, Dramoject, Driminate, Dymenate, Hydrate, Travel-Eze, Triptone View more | Gimoti, Maxolon, Reglan | ||||||||||||||||
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
8 hours |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 385 drugs are known to interact with Dimenhydrinate:
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A total of 364 drugs are known to interact with Metoclopramide:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
December 19, 1977 |
December 30, 1980 |
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WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
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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