Unneeded medications should be disposed of in special ways to ensure that pets, children, and other people cannot consume them. To protect young children from poisoning, always lock safety caps and immediately place the medication in a safe location – one that is up and away and out of their sight and reach. It is important to keep all medication out of sight and reach of children as many containers (such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers) are not child-resistant and young children can open them easily. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Older adults should not usually take dimenhydrinate because it is not as safe or effective as other medications that can be used to treat the same condition.
talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of taking dimenhydrinate if you are 65 years of age or older.Dimenhydrinate chewable tablets contain aspartame that forms phenylalanine. if you have phenylketonuria (PKU, an inherited condition in which a special diet must be followed to prevent damage to your brain that can cause severe intellectual disability), read the package label carefully before taking dimenhydrinate.Alcohol can make the side effects from dimenhydrinate worse. avoid alcoholic beverages or products containing alcohol while taking dimenhydrinate.Do not drive a car, operate machinery, or participate in potentially dangerous activities until you know how this medication affects you. you should know that dimenhydrinate may make you drowsy.if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking dimenhydrinate.If you become pregnant while taking dimenhydrinate, call your doctor. talk with your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding.talk with your doctor if you have or have ever had asthma shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, including chronic bronchitis (swelling of the air passages that lead to the lungs) or emphysema (damage to air sacs in the lungs) difficulty urinating due to enlargement of the prostate (male reproductive organ) glaucoma (an eye disease that can cause vision loss) or seizures.Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. Be sure to mention any of the following: aminoglycoside antibiotics such as such as amikacin (Amikin), gentamicin (Garamycin), kanamycin (Kantrex), neomycin (Neo-Rx, Neo-Fradin), netilmicin (Netromycin), paromomycin (Humatin), streptomycin, and tobramycin (Tobi, Nebcin) antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil), amoxapine (Asendin), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Aventyl, Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil), and trimipramine (Surmontil) antihistamines, such as diphenhydramine cough and cold medications ipratropium (Atrovent) medications for anxiety, irritable bowel disease, mental illness, Parkinson's disease, seizures, ulcers, or urinary problems narcotic or strong pain relievers or muscle relaxants sedatives sleeping pills and tranquilizers. talk with your doctor and pharmacist about what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take.Ask your doctor or pharmacist or check the package label for a list of the ingredients. If you are taking dimenhydrinate chewable tablets, talk to your doctor if you are allergic to tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. talk with your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to dimenhydrinate, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in the dimenhydrinate preparation.
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