• 50 mg dimenhydrinate

• calcium hydrogen phosphate-2 water
• lactose-1 water
• cellulose powder
• Carboxymethyl Starch, Sodium
• Silica, colloidal
• magnesium stearate

RODAVAN S, dimenhydrinate - Vomiting, vomit emoji - Motion sickness indication

• This preparation is a remedy for nausea and vomiting from the group of H ₁ - antihistamines.
• It is a medicine used in the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting of various origins, especially in motion sickness.
• A notice:
  • Dimenhydrinate is not suitable for the sole treatment of nausea and vomiting
    following drug-based cancer treatment (cytostatic therapy).
  • If you do not feel better or worse after 14 days, contact your doctor.

RODAVAN S, dimenhydrinate - Vomiting, vomit emoji - Motion sickness dosage

• Always take the tablets exactly as directed. Please ask your doctor, therapist or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• The recommended dose is
  • to prevent travel sickness:
    • Adults and young people over 14 years:
      • 1 - 2 tablets 3 times a day; the first tablet should be taken 30 minutes before the start of the journey.
  • to treat motion sickness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting:
    • 1-2 tablets every 4 hours, but no more than 6 tablets a day.
  • Dosage in children:
    • Children from 6 to 14 years take 1/2 to 1 tablet every 6 - 8 hours, but no more than 3 tablets daily.

• duration of use
  • Unless otherwise prescribed by the doctor, the drug is intended for short-term use only. If symptoms persist and after two weeks of use at the latest, a doctor should be consulted so that he can decide on further treatment.
• Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect is too strong or too weak.

• If you take more than you should
  • Poisoning with dimenhydrinate, the active ingredient in this medicine, can be life-threatening. Children are particularly at risk.
  • In the event of an overdose or poisoning with the preparation, a doctor (e.g. poison emergency call center) must be consulted immediately.
  • Overdose with the drug is primarily characterized by the various stages of clouding of consciousness, ranging from severe drowsiness to unconsciousness. In addition, signs of the so-called "anticholinergic syndrome" are observed:
    • Dilation of the pupils, visual disturbances, accelerated cardiac activity, fever, hot, reddened skin and dry mucous membranes, constipation, states of excitement, increased reflexes and delusions. In addition, cramps and respiratory disorders are possible, which can lead to respiratory paralysis and cardiovascular arrest after high doses.
  • The doctor assesses the severity of the poisoning and determines the necessary measures.

• If you forget to take a dose
  • Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.

• If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

RODAVAN S, dimenhydrinate - Vomiting, vomit emoji - Motion sickness way

• oral tablets

side effects

• Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
• Significant side effects or signs to look out for and
  actions to take if affected:
  • If you are affected by any of the side effects listed below, stop taking the medicine and contact your doctor as soon as possible.
  • Depending on the individual sensitivity and the dose taken, the following side effects are very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people) - especially at the beginning of treatment: sleepiness, drowsiness, dizziness and muscle weakness. These side effects can also lead to impairments the following day.
  • Frequently (may affect up to 1 in 10 people treated), so-called "anticholinergic" side effects such as dry mouth, increased heart rate (tachycardia), feeling of a stuffy nose, blurred vision, increased intraocular pressure and urinary disorders can occur. Gastrointestinal complaints ( (e.g. nausea, pain in the stomach, vomiting, constipation or diarrhoea) and mood swings have been observed.There is also the possibility of the occurrence of so-called "paradoxical reactions" such as restlessness, agitation, insomnia, anxiety or tremors, especially in children.
  • In addition, allergic skin reactions and photosensitivity of the skin (avoid direct sunlight!) and liver dysfunction (cholestatic jaundice) have been reported.
  • Blood cell damage can occur in exceptional cases.
• Other possible side effects
  • With prolonged treatment with dimenhydrinate, the development of drug dependence cannot be ruled out. For this reason, the drug should only be used for a short time if possible.
  • After long-term daily use, sudden cessation of treatment may temporarily cause sleep disturbances. Therefore, in these cases, treatment should be stopped by gradually reducing the dose.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This also applies to side effects that are not specified.

interactions

• Taking with other medicines:
  • Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using or have recently taken/used other medicines, even if they are non-prescription medicines.
  • if this preparation is used at the same time as other centrally depressant drugs (drugs that affect the psyche, sleeping pills, tranquilizers, painkillers and anesthetics), the effect may be mutually enhanced.
  • The "anticholinergic" effect of the drug may be increased in an unpredictable manner by the simultaneous administration of other substances with "anticholinergic" effects (e.g. atropine, biperiden or certain antidepressants [tricyclic antidepressants]).
  • If the preparation is administered at the same time as so-called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (medicines that are also used to treat depression), life-threatening intestinal paralysis, urinary retention or an increase in intraocular pressure may develop. It can also lead to a drop in blood pressure and an increased functional impairment of the central nervous system and breathing. Therefore, the preparation must not be taken at the same time as monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
  • Concomitant use with drugs
    • which also prolong the so-called QT interval in the ECG, e.g. medicines for cardiac arrhythmias (class IA or III antiarrhythmics), with certain antibiotics (e.g. erythromycin), cisapride, antimalarial medicines, medicines for allergies or gastric/intestinal ulcers ( antihstamines) or agents for the treatment of specific mental illnesses (neuroleptics), or
    • which can lead to potassium deficiency (e.g. certain diuretics)
  • is to be avoided.
  • The doctor should be informed about the use of this medicine before performing allergy tests, since false negative test results are possible.
  • It should also be noted that the preparation may cover up any hearing damage that may occur during treatment with certain antibiotics (aminoglycosides).
• Consumed with alcohol
  • Alcohol should not be drunk during treatment with this medicine, as alcohol can change and increase the effect of these tablets in an unpredictable way. It also further impairs the ability to drive and use machines.

Contraindications

• The medicine must not be taken
  • if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the active substance dimenhydrinate, other antihistamines or any of the other ingredients of this medicine,
  • in an acute asthma attack
  • glaucoma (narrow-angle glaucoma)
  • if you have an adrenal gland tumor (phaeochromocytoma).
  • if you suffer from a blood pigment production disorder (porphyria).
  • with enlargement of the prostate gland (prostatic hyperplasia) with residual urine
  • if you suffer from seizures (epilepsy, eclampsia).

pregnancy and breast feeding period

• If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
• pregnancy
  • Dimenhydrinate can induce preterm labor. The safety of use during pregnancy has not been proven. A risk for dimenhydrinate cannot be ruled out on the basis of clinical data.
  • You may only take the preparation after consulting your doctor and only if he/she considers it absolutely necessary.
• lactation
  • Dimenhydrinate passes into breast milk. The safety of using this medicine while breastfeeding has not been established.
  • Since undesirable effects such as increased restlessness on the breastfed child cannot be ruled out, you should either not take this preparation while breastfeeding or stop breastfeeding while you are taking it.

patient notes

• Warnings and Precautions
  • Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if you have:
    • impaired liver function,
    • cardiac arrhythmia (e.g. tachycardia),
    • Potassium or magnesium deficiency
    • slow heartbeat (bradycardia)
    • Certain heart diseases (congenital QT syndrome or other clinically significant heart damage, in particular circulatory disorders of the coronary vessels, conduction disorders, arrhythmias)
    • Simultaneous use of drugs that also prolong the so-called QT interval in the ECG or lead to hypokalemia
    • chronic breathing problems and asthma,
    • Narrowing of the outlet of the stomach (pyloric stenosis).
  • In these cases, the preparation may only be taken after consultation with the doctor.

• Driving and using machines
  • Drowsiness, memory problems and reduced concentration can have an adverse effect on the ability to drive or use machines. This applies in particular after insufficient sleep, at the start of treatment and change of preparation as well as in combination with alcohol.