Dimedrol tablets and injections - instructions for use

Dimedrol is a histamine blocker of H1 receptors. When ingested, the drug causes a hypnotic and sedative effect, removes the symptoms of nausea and vomiting. Also this medicine has central anticholinergic activity. Instructions for use Diphenhydramine will tell in detail about the indications and effect of the drug.

For external use the product produces an anti-allergic effect. It also helps in a short time to cope with the high temperature injection of diphenhydramine with analgin. This antipyretic agent is especially often used for small children and after severe cavitary operations.

Dimedrol - a description of the drug

The medical product is available in the form of tablets and ampoules with 1% solution. Tablets are white in color and have a dosage of 30, 50 and 100 mg of the substance. The product is packaged in blisters of 10 tablets each. The main component of the drug is the substance diphenhydramine.

A solution of Diphenhydramine is available in 1 ml ampoules. In one ampoule is 10 mg of the main substance, which is part of the drug. The product is manufactured in cardboard boxes of 10 ampoules each.

Action

If swallowed, the drug is rapidly adsorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Dietadrol bioavailability reaches almost 50%.One hundred percent is associated with blood proteins. The medicine reaches its maximum effect in 20 - 40 minutes. Its greatest concentration is observed in the lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, as well as the brain and muscles. Diphenhydramine from temperature is used for various pathologies, which are accompanied by severe heat and chills.

Metabolized mainly in the liver, in a small concentration in the kidneys and lungs. Half out of the body for 4-10 hours. Completely excreted by the kidneys during the day in the form of metabolites, combined with glucuronic acid.

A significant volume is excreted in breast milk and can cause severe sedation in infants. Usually there is a paradoxical reaction, which is accompanied by excessive excitability of the baby.

The drug has the following effects on the human body:

• local analgesic;
• antiallergic;
• is antispasmodic;
• ganglioblocking

Also, the drug Dimedrol cleans the effects of histamine. Reduces or prevents spasms of smooth muscles, as well as excessive increase in capillary permeability, swelling of the tissues, redness and itching of the skin, which is due to the action of histamine. Especially helps with bronchospasm, which accompanies a strong allergic reaction.

Indications

The agent is indicated for all types of allergy:

• urticaria;
• of so-called hay fever;
• is prescribed for angioedema;
• for allergic rhinitis;
• during conjunctivitis;
• with hemorrhagic vasculitis;
• during serum sickness;
• for painful, itchy dermatosis;
• with blood transfusions and blood substitutes;
• for anaphylactic shock;
• for patients with radiation sickness.

Also helps with sleep disorders in individual use or complex therapy with other groups of hypnotics - in this case dimedrol is administered in ampoules. In addition, doctors often prescribe the drug for symptoms of sea and air disease, toxicosis in pregnant women, trochees, Meniere's syndrome. The medicine is pricked before the beginning of the operation as part of the remedy for premedication. It is mandatory to introduce diphenhydramine after severe burns and severe injuries.

Contraindications

Like many drugs, diphenhydramine has a number of contraindications. This is a closed glaucoma, an acute period of peptic ulcer and duodenal ulcer.

Also you should not take medicine for pancreatic hypertrophy, bladder neck stenosis, epilepsy, bronchial asthma. Unambiguously prohibited drug with increased sensitivity to the substance - diphenhydramine.

Side effects of

Side effects can occur in many body systems.

1. From the nervous system side: increased fatigue, weakness, pronounced sedation, inhibition, some coordination disorder, headache and dizziness. It is also possible drowsiness, overexcitation - especially in children. Visual impairment, tremor of hands, confusion, neuritis and parasthesia.
2. From the cardiovascular system: tachycardia, lowering of arterial pressure, palpitation, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia.
3. On the part of the stomach and intestines: a brief numbness of the tongue, dryness of the mucous membrane in the mouth, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, diarrhea, constipation.
4. Dimedrol in ampoules can cause an allergic reaction, which is accompanied by a rash, itching and reddening of the skin.
5. On the part of the genitourinary system: violation of the menstrual cycle, difficulty urinating, frequent urge to go to the toilet.
6. On the part of the respiratory system: thickening of bronchial secretion, shortness of breath and pain in the chest. Dry and stuffy nose and throat. Chills, increased sweating can also occur.

All side effects should be reported to a physician in order to avoid serious complications.

Instructions for Use and Dosage

The dose for adults is 30 to 50 mg per day. In severe allergy processes, the dosage of the drug may increase. It is recommended to take the drug for seven or ten days. If you use a substance to normalize sleep, you need to take 50 mg of diphenhydramine tablets just before bedtime. In ampoules the drug is administered intramuscularly at the rate of 50-250 mg, dividing it into several methods. For intravenous administration, a dosage of 50 mg of the drug's main substance is used.

Dimedrol is also prescribed for children at any age. Dosage:

• Up to a year, 2 to 5 mg of the drug is used.
• From 2 to 5 years, prescribe 5-15 mg of the drug.
• And for children from 6 to 12 years, the dosage is applied in an amount of 15-30 mg per day.

For external prescribing, the medication is used once or twice during the day.

In pregnancy and lactation

When fetal growth and breastfeeding, it is necessary to prescribe Dimedrol with great care. It has side effects that can adversely affect the development of the child.

Only in special cases, according to vital indicators, a medicine is used - when the expected therapeutic effect for the mother exceeds the potential risk for the fetus or infants.

Interaction with other drugs

• When combined, the effect of ethanol and other drug groups is intensified, which inhibits the CNS.
• In an integrated use with psychotropic drugs antagonistic interaction is observed.
• If apomorphine is introduced together with diphenhydramine, its antiemetic effect in poisoning will be reduced.

General instructions

1. During the period of taking the medicine, direct sunlight should not be exposed to the skin.
2. Do not take alcohol and nicotine.
3. With great care during the reception of the means you need to drive transport and avoid dangerous activities that are associated with height.
4. Also taking pills can be inhibited attention and sensitivity.
5. It should be under the supervision of a doctor to use the drug elderly people, patients with increased intraocular pressure, thyroid pathology.

Storage conditions and whether it is possible to buy without a prescription

Preparation Dimedrol refers to group B, and should be stored in a specially designated cabinet. The place to keep the medicine must be dark and dry. The temperature regime is not more than 25 degrees.

Diphenhydramine is dispensed at the pharmacy strictly according to the prescription.

Analogues

Analogues of a drug include drugs that have an identical therapeutic effect on the human body. The main analogs of Diphenhydramine are:

• Loratadine;
• Claritin;
• Cetrin;
• Erius

Let's look more closely at the analogues of Diphenhydramine.

Loratadin

Is a blocker of histamine H1 receptors. Has antiallergic, antiexudative and antipruritic properties. Reduces the permeability of capillaries, reduces spasm of smooth muscles, which caused histamine. Do not allow edema in the tissues. If ingested, the drug is rapidly adsorbed into the digestive tract and completely metabolized in the body. After 1, 5 hours, the maximum effect of the drug in the plasma occurs.

is excreted from the body by a remedy for 28 hours mainly through the kidneys. The drug is widely used for allergic conditions. This is Quincke's edema, hives, allergic rhinitis, insect bites. The drug does not have a strong sedative effect, like Dimedrol injections. Also, the drug is prescribed in a complex therapy for itching dermatitis and chronic eczema. Do not administer tablets with hypersensitivity to the drug. Prohibited intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Also, children under two years of age can not prescribe medicine.

The tablet should be taken orally, with a small amount of water. Dosage for adults and children over 12 years is 30 mg once a day. And for children weighing 30 kg, the dose will be 10 mg per session per day. Babies from 2 to 12 years should use a dosage of 5 mg of the substance. The drug is available in white tablets.

Patients may experience side effects during tablets. They are manifested by nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, a violation in the work of the liver. There may also be headache, dizziness, tremors, sleep disturbances. In rare cases, an allergic reaction occurs in the form of itching and rash. Tachycardia and a decrease in pressure may occur.

If the patient is prone to seizures, taking medication can aggravate this process. Patients who have a history of a disorder in the functioning of the liver and kidney should be selected individual dosage means. In pharmacies, the medicine is dispensed without a prescription. The drug should be stored away from children in a dry and dark place.

Claritin

Refers to antiallergic drugs. It is considered a histamine blocker of H1 receptors. Available in the form of white tablets or syrup. The main substance in the drug is laratadine. One tablet contains 10 mg of the component. Like Dimedrol, this remedy does not penetrate the BBB and does not inhibit the CNS.

After oral administration, the therapeutic effect is observed after 30 minutes and continues throughout the day. Claritin is prescribed for seasonal or all-the-year-round allergic rhinitis. Also to eliminate the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis, which are accompanied by mucosal edema and lacrimation. Another preparation is used for idiopathic urticaria and for other allergic reactions.

It is not recommended to prescribe pills and syrup for children under two years. Also, taking the drug is prohibited with hypersensitivity to the drug laratadine. You can not take the product during the gestation and the lactation period. If there is a history of the patient hereditary diseases that do not take lactose, galactose and fructose.

The medicine is prescribed one tablet or 2 teaspoons of syrup once a day. Children from two to twelve years of age use the substance at a dose of 5 mg once a day.

Side effects: in most cases, patients experience headache, dizziness, sleep disturbances during tablets. There may also be pain in epigastrium, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting. If you have any side effects, tell your doctor and stop taking the medication.

The price of diphenhydramine and its analogues

• Dimedrol in tablets - 4 rubles for 10 mg and 10 rubles for 20 mg;
• Dimedrol in ampoules - 30 rubles per package;
• Laratadin - 100 rubles;
• Claritin in tablets - 177 rubles;
• Claritin in syrup-200 rubles;
• Cetrin - 160 rubles;
• Erius - 210 rubles.

During the reception of antiallergic drugs, other types of medicines may be prescribed in complex therapy. You should always remember that you can not self-medicate - it can harm the body. Only a doctor after the examination and clarifying the diagnosis can prescribe a professional treatment that will lead to recovery.

Feedback on application

Review No. 1

I have been suffering for a very long time, almost all my life, with allergic reactions. They can occur on taking a new medicine, an insect bite. At me always in a cosmetics there are tablets Dimedrolum. I was assigned to them by a doctor, as a quick help in this situation.

This medicine helps in a short time to remove allergy symptoms, which can even be accompanied by choking. The drug does not cause side effects, after its application comes a slight sedative effect, which does not cause inconvenience in my work.

Tatiana, 42 years - Ekaterinburg

Review No. 2

Last summer, we went to the sea with the whole family. We have a little child, who is only three years old. On the first day of arrival the kid played, bathed, sunbathed. And by the evening he had a high fever. We called in our doctor's room, which was on the territory of the recreation center.

She attributed the child antipyretic tablets. My husband went to the pharmacy and immediately bought the necessary medicine. The drug helped the baby only for two hours. Then the temperature rose to almost forty and the child was all burned. We had to call an ambulance, which made an injection of dimedrol with analgin. Within a few minutes the temperature began to fall gradually.

The child fell asleep and slept until morning. I strongly recommend that all mothers use diphenhydramine and analgin at a very high temperature. Only this way you can remove heat and chills.

Alena, 23 years old - Perm

Response number 3

Often I am seized by an attack of nausea and vomiting. I take diphenhydramine, and it helps me a lot to get rid of these symptoms. Most recently, I had a complicated operation.

On the second day, the usual pain relievers did not help, until the doctor prescribed me an analgin with diphenhydramine. After this injection, I not only suffered pain, but I slept like a baby until the morning.

Katya, 30 years - Moscow

Review No. 4

I have a strong allergy to nuts since my childhood. One day, my friend and I wanted to pamper ourselves with something sweet and drink coffee. We drank a drink, ate sweets, and an hour later I had a terrible rash and severe itching on my body.

My friend was very frightened for me and called for an ambulance. The doctor examined me and made a shot of diphenhydramine. After half an hour I began to feel better, I had an itch. The rash began to disappear. As it turned out in the cream, which was in the pastry, there were shredded nuts. Here such with me there was a history. I am very grateful to Dimedrol for saving my life.

Михаил, 28 years old - Харьков