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What is Dimenhydrinate?

Dimenhydrinate (marketed under brand names Dramamine, Gravol and Vertirosan) is an over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness. It is most commonly used as pills, although it is also available in liquid form and in suppositories.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Nausea 11 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Meniere's Disease 3 0
Other 2 0
Dizziness 2 1 Efficacy_major
Sleep problems 1 1 Efficacy_major
Spinning dizziness (vertigo) 1 0

See all 19 patients currently taking Dimenhydrinate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Dimenhydrinate

Drowsiness 2
Restless feeling in legs 1
Sleepiness 1

Reported Dosages

  50mg as needed 30mg as needed 2 50mg as needed 5,000 mg all the time (24/7) 1 other daily 100 mg weekly 15 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily
  10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dimenhydrinate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 20%
Other 1   Other: 20%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 20%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Dimenhydrinate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Dimenhydrinate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Dimenhydrinate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dimenhydrinate

Always
 3 60%
Usually
 1 20%
Sometimes
 1 20%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dimenhydrinate

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 20%
Not at all
 4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dimenhydrinate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

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Report created on May 23, 2012.