Dimenhydrinate

Dimenhydrinate, sold under the brand name Dramamine, among others, is an over-the-counter medication used to treat motion sickness and nausea. Dimenhydrinate is a theoclate salt composed of diphenhydramine (an ethanolamine derivative) and 8-chlorotheophylline (a chlorinated theophylline derivative) in a 1:1 ratio.

Dimenhydrinate
Combination of
DiphenhydramineAntihistamine, sedative
8-chlorotheophyllineStimulant
Clinical data
Trade namesDramamine, Draminate, Gravol, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa607046
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: A
Routes of
administration
By mouth, rectal, intravascular, intramuscular
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S2 (Pharmacy medicine)
  • CA: OTC
  • US: OTC
Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismLiver
Elimination half-life5.5 hours (diphenhydramine component)
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.007.593
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Dimenhydrinate was introduced to the market by G.D. Searle in 1949.

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