Saturday, 14 January 2012

Alternative to regular maxalon for morning sickness in pregnancy

as the title implies there are an alternative to the regular maxalon that local clinics and hospital provide.
another aid for morning sickness and hyperemesis in pregnancy is veloxin




Information

Active ingredients : meclozine hydrochloride 25mg
                                pyridoxine hydrochloride 50mg

Indication              : for prevention and treatment of nausea, vomiting or vertigo

Dosage                  : 1-2 tablets daily ( adult )

contraindication    : known hypersensitivity to meclozine or/and pyridoxine, lactation

use in pregnancy   : meclozine classified by FDA as category B, there are no adequate and well          controlled studies in pregnant women or animal studies which have shown adverse effect. this means its not expected to harm an unborn baby. pyridoxine is classified as category A by FDA therefore its considered safe for pregnancy

side effects            : drowsiness, dry mouth, headache and gastrointestinal tract disturbances and rarely blurred vision

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