DIMENHYDRINATE INJECTION USP
As listed in the register: DIMENHYDRINATE INJECTION USP
50 mg · solution
- Prescription status not stated
- Breathing, airways, allergies and cough
- Active substance
- Dimenhydrinate
- Made by
- Sandoz Canada Incorporated
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
What it is for
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How it works
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Dimenhydrinate). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
While the precise mode of action of dimenhydrinate is not known, it has a depressant action on hyperstimulated labyrinthine function.
Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2025-01-15
Safety of the active substance
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Dimenhydrinate). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
- Neonates and patients with a history of hypersensitivity to dimenhydrinate or its components (diphenhydramine or 8-chlorotheophylline) should not be treated with dimenhydrinate.
- Note: This product contains Benzyl Alcohol.
- Benzyl Alcohol has been associated with a fatal “Gasping Syndrome” in premature infants and infants of low birth weight.
The most frequent adverse reaction to dimenhydrinate is drowsiness.
Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.
Medicine passport: one printable page to show a pharmacist abroad
United StatesNo exact match for this strength and form
FranceNo exact match for this strength and form
Details
| Made by | Sandoz Canada Incorporated |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Dimenhydrinate |
| Used in | Breathing, airways, allergies and cough |
| Strength | 50 mg |
| Form | solution |
| Classification | R06AA11 · Breathing, airways, allergies and cough |
| Route | intravenous, intramuscular |
| Dispensing (as stated by the register) | ETHICAL |
| Status | Marketed |
| Marketed | Yes, according to the register |
| DIN | 00392537 |
| DPD drug code | 3397 |
Source: Drug Product Database · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Reuse terms: Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other strengths and forms
5 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.
- solution5 products
- 10 mg
50 mg3
50 mg · 3 companies
- Hikma Canada Limited
- Sandoz Canada Incorporated · this page
- Sandoz Canada Incorporated
- 250 mg
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.