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TrimethobenzamideAka: Tigan

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  1. Indications
    1. Emesis of central causes
  2. Dosing
    1. Adults: 250 mg PO or 200 mg IM/PR q6-8 hours
    2. Child (15 to 40 kg): 100-200 mg PO/PR tid to qid
    3. Child (<15 kg): 100 mg PR tid to qid
      1. Do not use in newborns
  3. Mechanism
    1. Centrally acting non-phenothiazine Antiemetic
  4. References
    1. Johnson (1993) Harriet Lane, Mosby, p. 521
    2. (2002) Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia, p. 67

trimethobenzamide (C0077163)

ConceptsOrganic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
Englishtrimethobenzamide, TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE PREPARATION
Spanishtrimetobenzamida
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Tigan (C0733768)

ConceptsOrganic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
EnglishMonarch brand of trimethobenzamide monohydrochloride, Tigan
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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