Comparing Meclizine vs Scopolamine
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Prescription and OTC
Meclizine may be used to treat vertigo or nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness; however, it takes approximately an hour to start working and may cause drowsiness, although it is less... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Vertigo, Parkinsonian Tremor, Motion Sickness, Nausea/Vomiting. Scopolamine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Nausea/Vomiting
Motion Sickness
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Meclizine has an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from a total of 235 ratings on Drugs.com. 67% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% reported a negative effect. |
Scopolamine has an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from a total of 210 ratings on Drugs.com. 42% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 39% 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 |
Lower cost generic |
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| Antivert, Antrizine, Bonine, 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 | Transderm-Scop | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
4 hours |
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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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 286 drugs are known to interact with Meclizine:
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A total of 349 drugs are known to interact with Scopolamine:
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February 14, 1957 |
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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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Transderm-Scop
Transderm-Scop is used for motion sickness, nausea/vomiting, parkinsonian tremor
Diphenidol
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Scopolamine
Scopolamine is used for motion sickness, nausea/vomiting, parkinsonian tremor, vertigo
Further information
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