Travel Sickness Alternatives Compared
Travel Sickness (meclizine) | Meclizine | Dramamine (dimenhydrinate) |
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Travel Sickness (meclizine) | Meclizine | Dramamine (dimenhydrinate) |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Motion Sickness. Travel Sickness may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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 |
Over-the-counter
Prescribed for Nausea/Vomiting, Motion Sickness. Dramamine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Motion Sickness
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More about Travel Sickness (meclizine) | More about Meclizine | More about Dramamine (dimenhydrinate) | ||||||||
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Be the first to share your experience with this drug. |
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. |
Dramamine has an average rating of 9.0 out of 10 from a total of 51 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 Travel Sickness side effects |
View all Meclizine side effects |
View all Dramamine side effects |
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Generic Availability | ||||||||||
Lower cost generic approved |
Lower cost generic |
N/A |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | ||||||||||
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Other meclizine brands include: 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-Ease View more | 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 | Other dimenhydrinate brands include: Calm-X, Dimetabs, Dinate, DMH, 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. | ||||||||||
6 hours |
6 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. |
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. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | ||||||||||
A total of 286 drugs are known to interact with Travel Sickness:
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A total of 286 drugs are known to interact with Meclizine:
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A total of 385 drugs are known to interact with Dramamine:
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First Approval Date | ||||||||||
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February 14, 1957 |
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WADA Class View classifications | ||||||||||
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Related Treatment Guide | ||||||||||
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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