Dimenhydrinate
Dimenhydrinate 50mg tablets are a travel-sickness medicine for motion sickness, nausea and vomiting, sold here in packs of 30 to 360 tablets.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50mg | 30 tablets | $25.50 | $0.85 |
| 50mg | 60 tablets | $40.80 | $0.68 |
| 50mg | 90 tablets | $51.30 | $0.57 |
| 50mg | 120 tablets | $66.00 | $0.55 |
| 50mg | 180 tablets | $79.20 | $0.44 |
| 50mg | 270 tablets | $105.30 | $0.39 |
| 50mg | 360 tablets | $129.60 | $0.36 |
- Category
- Digestive Health
- Active ingredient
- Dimenhydrinate
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 50mg
You will receive a quality generic, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Motion sickness · Nausea · Vomiting
- Brands with the same ingredient
- Dramamine
- Therapeutic Class
- Antiemetic, Antihistamine
- Pharmacological Class
- Ethanolamine derivative
- Minor Side Effects
- Drowsiness, Dry mouth
- Moderate Side Effects
- Blurred vision, Dizziness
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- GSK
- Onset Time
- 30 minutes
- Duration
- 4–6 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store in a dry location at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- Alcohol, Sedatives
What you will receive
Dimenhydrinate is a generic medicine sold under the name of its active ingredient, Dimenhydrinate.
- The manufacturer depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
- It contains the same active ingredient, at the same strength, as the brand-name versions.
FAQ
Which Dimenhydrinate pack sizes can I order?
Dimenhydrinate comes as 50mg tablets in packs of 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 270 or 360. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
Is tracked courier available for Dimenhydrinate to Hong Kong?
Yes. Tracked courier takes 5 to 9 business days with online tracking. Standard airmail takes 14 to 21 business days, 30 at most, and is untracked. Every order ships in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing on the outside about the contents.
Which brand names does dimenhydrinate have?
Brand names for dimenhydrinate include Dramamine, Driminate and Gravol. Dimenhydrinate tablets are a pure generic dimenhydrinate product and are not any of those brands. Here, dimenhydrinate can also be bought online as generic Dramamine.
Can I drink alcohol with dimenhydrinate?
Alcohol and dimenhydrinate both dull the senses, and together they leave you sleepier and less steady than either would alone. That combination is worth avoiding on a journey where you are driving, working or keeping an eye on children. A drink once the travelling is over is a different matter.
Is dimenhydrinate the same as diphenhydramine?
They are close relatives. Dimenhydrinate is diphenhydramine combined with a mild stimulant, 8-chlorotheophylline, and it is this pairing that is used for travel sickness. Diphenhydramine on its own is sold for allergies and as a night-time sleep aid. Both cause drowsiness, which is why dimenhydrinate is taken before a journey rather than during one.
How long does one dimenhydrinate tablet last?
A 50mg tablet usually settles the stomach for four to six hours, which is why the dose is repeated at that sort of interval on a long crossing or flight. A short journey is often covered by a single tablet taken before departure.
Can I take dimenhydrinate every day of a trip?
It is a medicine for journeys and short spells of nausea rather than a daily routine. Taking it on each travel day of a two-week holiday is one thing; needing it every morning for a fortnight points to a different problem, and dimenhydrinate is unlikely to be the right answer for that.
About Dimenhydrinate
What dimenhydrinate tablets are for
Motion sickness rarely arrives all at once. A queasy stomach and a feeling of warmth come first, then sweating and dizziness, with vomiting last. Dimenhydrinate is an antihistamine that works on that build-up. It dampens the signals the balance organs in the inner ear pass to the vomiting centre in the brain when the body is moved more than the eyes can account for. Cars, coaches, ferries, small boats and planes are the usual triggers. The same tablet is used for the nausea and vomiting that follow.
How and when to take a tablet
Adults take one 50mg tablet about half an hour to an hour before setting off. On a short ferry hop the single tablet is usually enough; a long-haul flight or a rough sea day is where a second tablet comes in, taken a few hours after the first. Swallow it whole with water. Timing matters more than anything else. Taken ahead of the motion, dimenhydrinate gives the stomach a good chance of staying settled, while a tablet swallowed after the retching has started has a harder job.
Side effects worth knowing
Drowsiness is the effect most people notice, and on a night flight it is no bad thing. Dry mouth, blurred vision, dizziness and constipation also turn up. Confusion or a racing heartbeat is unusual; swelling of the face or lips needs urgent treatment. Drowsiness gets heavier when the tablet is taken alongside sleeping tablets, opioid painkillers or muscle relaxants. Dimenhydrinate is generally avoided by people with glaucoma, by men whose enlarged prostate makes passing urine difficult, and by anyone with a long-term breathing problem such as COPD.
Dimenhydrinate or Dramamine?
Both are dimenhydrinate 50mg tablets. Dramamine is the brand name most travellers know; dimenhydrinate is the ingredient name this listing carries, and the difference between the two is the name on the box, not what is inside. Order whichever name you are used to. The tablet, the strength and the way it is taken are the same. See Dramamine if you would rather stick with the brand.
Packing them for a trip
A cool, dry spot away from direct sun keeps the tablets in good condition, and the strip is best left in its box until a dose is due. Check the expiry date while you are planning the trip rather than at the departure gate, and keep the pack in hand luggage so a dose is within reach if the journey starts badly.
Sources
- Motion sickness - NHS — National Health Service
- Motion Sickness | CDC Yellow Book™ — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention