How do you administer Stemetil?
Adults’ dose: The usual recommended dose for nausea and vomiting is 1 or 2 tablets two to three times daily. If you are not able to take a tablet, then one 25mg suppository or a 1mL (12.5mg) injection is the recommended dose. The usual recommended dose for dizziness is 1 or 2 tablets three to four times daily.
Where do you inject prochlorperazine?
HOW TO USE: This medication is used by injection into a vein or by deep injection into a muscle (usually the buttock). Avoid injecting under the skin due to local irritation.
How do you give prochlorperazine IM?
Begin with lowest recommended dosage. Initially 5 mg to 10 mg (1 to 2 mL) injected deeply into the upper, outer quadrant of the buttock. If necessary, repeat every 3 or 4 hours. Total IM dosage should not exceed 40 mg per day.
What is the use of Stemetil injection?
Stemetil Injection can be used to: Stop you feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting). Treat schizophrenia. Treat overactive behaviour or thoughts (mania).
Is Stemetil good for vertigo?
Stemetil Tablets can be used to: Treat balance problems or dizziness (vertigo). This includes problems of the inner ear such as ‘Meniere’s Syndrome’ or ‘labyrinthitis’. Stop you feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting).
When should I take Stemetil MD?
Stemetil MD Tablet is taken after meals in a dose and duration as advised by the doctor. The dose you are given will depend on your condition and how you respond to the medicine. You should take this medicine until your doctor tells you to stop.
Can Stemetil be given subcutaneously?
Medications contraindicated for use via subcutaneous infusion due to severe localised reactions3 ,11 : prochlorperazine (Stemetil, an antiemetic); diazepam (Valium, an anxiolytic); and.
Can Stemetil be given IM?
Stemetil is a potent phenothiazine neuroleptic. Uses: The treatment of nausea and vomiting and in schizophrenia (particularly the chronic stage) and acute mania. 12.5 mg by deep i.m. injection followed by oral medication 6 hours later if necessary.
Does Stemetil lower blood pressure?
Are there any side effects? Less serious side effects include constipation, dry mouth, drowsiness, restlessness, trembling, rigid posture, mask-like face, slow movements and a shuffling unbalanced walk, uncontrollable twitching, jerking or writhing movements, blurred vision, and low blood pressure.
Is Stemetil a sleeping pill?
The drug may cause a sedative effect. Hence you may feel inattentive, have blurred vision, feel sleepy, and have a reduced attention span. It is short-lived, however, and these effects disappear once the medication is stopped. Alcohol increases the intensity of these reactions.
Is Stemetil safe?
Stemetil should be used with caution in patients with stroke risk factors. As with all antipsychotic drugs, Stemetil should not be used alone where depression is predominant. However, it may be combined with antidepressant therapy to treat those conditions in which depression and psychosis coexist.
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