Name
METHDILAZINE
Mode of Action
METHDILAZINE, A PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE, IS A SEDATING ANTIHISTAMINE WITH ANTIMUSCARINIC AND SEDATIVE ACTIVITY. IT ALSO HAS SEROTONIN-ANTAGONIST PROPERTIES.
Dosage
THE USUAL DOSE :- 8 MG 2 TO 4 TIMES DAILY CHILDREN :- HALF THE ADULT DOSE.
Drug Group
[ANTIALLERGIC] , [ANTIDEPRESSANT] , [ANTIHISTAMINIC] , [ANTIMUSCARINIC] , [H-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST] , [PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE] , [SEDATING ANTIHISTAMINE]
Cross Reaction
POTENTIATES CNS DEPRESSANTS (ALCOHOL, BARBITURATES, ANALGESICS, SEDATIVES AND NEUROLEPTICS), MAOIS. ATROPINE, TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESANTS ENHANCE ANTIMUSCARINIC EFFECT. MASKS OTOTOXICITY PRODUCED BY AMINOGLYCOSIDES ANTIBIOTICS.
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