Name
DIMETHINDENE MALEATE
Mode of Action
DIMENTHINDENE MALEATE, AN ALKYLAMINE DERIVATIVE, IS A SEDATING ANTIHISTAMINE. IT IS MILDLY SEDATAIVE AND HAS A MAST-CELL STABILISING PROPERTIES. IT ACTS AS COMPETITIVE ANTAGONIST AT H-1 RECEPTORS IN BRAIN. ITS ANTIEMETIC EFFECT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SIDE EFFECTS.
Dosage
THE USUAL DOSE :- 1-2 MG THREE TIMES DAILY. BY MOUTH OR I.V. INJECTION.
Drug Group
[ALKYLAMINE DERIVATIVE] , [ANTIALLERGIC] , [ANTIEMETIC] , [ANTIHISTAMINIC] , [H-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST] , [MAST CELL STABILIZER] , [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.
Drug Interaction
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Drug Categories
Special Precaution
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