Trimethobenzamide

Aka: Trimethobenzamide, Tigan

II. Indications

  1. Emesis of central causes

III. 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

IV. Mechanism

  1. Centrally acting non-Phenothiazine Antiemetic

V. References

  1. Johnson (1993) Harriet Lane, Mosby, p. 521
  2. (2002) Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia, p. 67

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Cost: Medications

trimethobenzamide (on 4/19/2017 at Medicaid.Gov Survey of pharmacy drug pricing)
TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE 300 MG CAP Generic $1.19 each
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Ontology: trimethobenzamide (C0077163)

Concepts Pharmacologic Substance (T121) , Organic Chemical (T109)
MSH C100146
SnomedCT 14814001, 372657005
LNC LP19504-7, MTHU010019
English trimethobenzamide, trimethobenzamide [Chemical/Ingredient], TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE, Trimethobenzamide, Trimethobenzamide (product), Trimethobenzamide (substance)
Spanish trimetobenzamida (producto), trimetobenzamida (sustancia), trimetobenzamida
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

Ontology: Tigan (C0733768)

Concepts Pharmacologic Substance (T121) , Organic Chemical (T109)
MSH C100146
English Tigan, tigan, Monarch brand of trimethobenzamide monohydrochloride
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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