Pronunciation: MEK-li-zeen
Generic Name: Meclizine
Brand Name: Travel-Ease
Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets are used for:
Preventing and treating nausea, vomiting, and dizziness associated with motion sickness. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets are an anticholinergic. It works by blocking a chemical messenger that is activating the vomiting center and thus prevents or reduces nausea and vomiting due to motion.
Do NOT use Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets
- you are taking sodium oxybate (GHB) or you drink alcohol
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets:
Some medical conditions may interact with Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); chronic bronchitis, or emphysema; blockage of the stomach, intestine, or urinary tract;enlargement of the prostate; or glaucoma
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Ethanol or sodium oxybate (GHB) because an increase in sleep duration and a decrease in the ability to breathe are likely to occur
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets:
Use Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Take Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets by mouth with or without food.
- Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets may be chewed or swallowed whole.
- For prevention of motion sickness, take Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets at least 1 hour before activity or travel.
- If you miss a dose of Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets and you are using it regularly, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets.
Important safety information:
- Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets may cause drowsiness or blurred vision. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Do not drink alcohol or use medicines that may cause drowsiness (eg, sleep aids, muscle relaxers) while you are using Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets; it may add to their effects. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may cause drowsiness.
- This product may contain tartrazine dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5). This may cause an allergic reaction in some patients. If you have ever had an allergic reaction to tartrazine, ask your pharmacist if your product has tartrazine in it.
- Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets should not be used in CHILDREN younger than 12 years old; safety and effectiveness in these children have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets while you are pregnant. It is unknown if Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets are found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you use Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets, check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
Possible side effects of Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Drowsiness; dry mouth.
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue).
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
See also: Travel-Ease side effects (in more detail)
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately. Symptoms may include drowsiness; hallucinations; seizures; unusual excitability; very slow or shallow breathing.
Proper storage of Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets:
Store at room temperature, below 86 degrees F (30 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets are to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information is a summary only. It does not contain all information about Travel-Ease Chewable Tablets. If you have questions about the medicine you are taking or would like more information, check with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
More Travel-Ease resources
- Travel-Ease Side Effects (in more detail)
- Travel-Ease Use in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
- Travel-Ease Drug Interactions
- Travel-Ease Support Group
- 0 Reviews for Travel-Ease - Add your own review/rating
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