Postafen Uses

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Postafen indications

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Oral

Motion sickness

Adult: 25-50 mg 1 hr before travelling and repeat 24 hrly if needed.

Child: 2-6 yr 6.25 mg once daily; >6-12 yr 12.5 mg once daily; >12 yr Same as adult dose. Doses are given 1 hr before travelling and repeated 24 hrly if needed.

Oral

Vertigo and vestibular disorders

Adult: 25-100 mg daily in divided doses. Discontinue if there is no response after 1-2 wk of treatment.

Child: ≥12 yr Same as adult dose.

Postafen description

A histamine H1 antagonist used in the treatment of motion sickness, vertigo, and nausea during pregnancy and radiation sickness.

Postafen dosage

Oral

Motion sickness

Adult: 25-50 mg 1 hr before travelling and repeat 24 hrly if needed.

Child: 2-6 yr 6.25 mg once daily; >6-12 yr 12.5 mg once daily; >12 yr Same as adult dose. Doses are given 1 hr before travelling and repeated 24 hrly if needed.

Oral

Vertigo and vestibular disorders

Adult: 25-100 mg daily in divided doses. Discontinue if there is no response after 1-2 wk of treatment.

Child: ≥12 yr Same as adult dose.

Postafen interactions

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The following drug interactions and/or related problems have been selected on the basis of their potential clinical significance (possible mechanism in parentheses where appropriate)—not necessarily inclusive (» = major clinical significance):

Note: Combinations containing any of the following medications, depending on the amount present, may also interact with this medication.

Alcohol or

CNS depression–producing medications, other (concurrent use may potentiate the CNS depressant effects of either these medications or Postafen)

Anticholinergics or other medications with anticholinergic activity (concurrent use with Postafen may potentiate anticholinergic effects)

Apomorphine (prior administration of Postafen may decrease the emetic response to apomorphine)

Postafen side effects

Along with their useful effects all medicines can cause unwanted side effects, which usually improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine. Speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following side effects continue or become troublesome.

Common side-effects - these affect less than 1 in 10 people who take this medicine:

Drowsiness.

blurred vision.

Dry mouth.

Diarrhoea, tummy pain, nausea (feeling sick).

Constipation.

Headache, difficulty urinating (passing water).

Other side-effects include stiffness or problems with movement, dizziness, confusion, fast or fluttering heartbeat, shortness of breath, mood changes, difficulty sleeping and shakiness. If you experience these or any other worrying symptoms, which you think may be due to this medicine, discuss them with your doctor or pharmacist.

Postafen contraindications

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Postafen hydrochloride is contraindicated in individuals who have shown a previous hypersensitivity to it.

Active ingredient matches for Postafen:

Meclozine in Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden.

Buclizine in Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden.

Buclizine Hcl

Buclizine hydrochloride in Brazil.

Meclizine

Meclozine Or Meclozine Hydrochloride

Meclozine hydrochloride in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Czech Republic.


Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer)Price, USD
Tablet; Oral; Meclizine Hydrochloride

List of Postafen substitutes (brand and generic names):

Postadoxine 25 mg x 100's (Ucb)$ 15.78
REKSEAL 0.15MG INJECTION 1 vial / 1 ML injection each (Rekvina Laboratories Ltd)$ 1.63
REKSEAL INJECTION 1 vial / 1 ML injection each (Rekvina Laboratories Ltd)$ 3.10
Rekseal NA Injection (Rekvina Laboratories Ltd)$ 3.10
Rongifene 50 mg x 1000's
Sea-calm tablet, chewable 25 mg/1 (Bellegrove (US))
Tablet; Oral; Meclizine Hydrochloride 12.5 mg (Boots healthcare)
STIMULONE tab 25 mg x 10's (Minova)$ 0.29
Sufupin 50 mg
Tinyuen 25 mg
Tablet; Oral; Dimenhydrinate 50 mg (Cantassium co.)
Travel Sickness tablet 50 mg/1 (Cantassium co.)
Travel-ease tablet 25 mg/1 (Geri Care Pharmaceutical Corp (US))
Travezin 25 mg
Upanta 25 mg
Verticalm tablet 25 mg/1 (Alva Amco Pharmacal Companies, Inc. (US))
VOMINOS 25 MG TABLET 1 strip / 10 tablets each (Colinz Laboratories Ltd)$ 0.53
Vominos 25mg Tablet (Colinz Laboratories Ltd)$ 0.05
Vomiseda 25 mg x 1000's

References

  1. DailyMed. "MECLIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
  2. PubChem. "Buclizine". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/com... (accessed September 17, 2018).
  3. PubChem. "meclizine". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/com... (accessed September 17, 2018).

Reviews

The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Postafen are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Postafen. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.

User reports

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3 consumers reported time for results

To what extent do I have to use Postafen before I begin to see changes in my health conditions?
As part of the reports released by ndrugs.com website users, it takes 1 month and a few days before you notice an improvement in your health conditions.
Please note, it doesn't mean you will start to notice such health improvement in the same time frame as other users. There are many factors to consider, and we implore you to visit your doctor to know how long before you can see improvements in your health while taking Postafen. To get the time effectiveness of using Postafen drug by other patients, please click here.
Users%
1 month1
33.3%
3 month1
33.3%
> 3 month1
33.3%


12 consumers reported age

Users%
16-296
50.0%
30-452
16.7%
> 602
16.7%
46-601
8.3%
6-151
8.3%


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