Prochlorperazine Maleate
Prochlorperazine Maleate 10MG
What is Prochlorperazine Maleate?
After surgery or cancer treatment, nausea and vomiting are common. In cases like this, doctors might prescribe prochlorperazine maleate. The drug can be given by mouth, intravenously, by muscle injection, or by rectal suppository. Prochlorperazine maleate has also been used to treat migraine headaches.Side Effects
- Jerky muscle movement you cannot control (often in your face, tongue, or jaw)
- Yellow skin or eyes
- Fever, sweating, confusion, uneven heartbeat, muscle stiffness
Warnings
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.
- This medicine may change how your body regulates temperature. Avoid activities that could cause you to become very cold, hot, or dehydrated.
- This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.
- Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.
- Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.
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- Jerky muscle movement you cannot control (often in your face, tongue, or jaw)
- Yellow skin or eyes
- Fever, sweating, confusion, uneven heartbeat, muscle stiffness
- Fever, chills, cough, sore throat, body aches
- Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting
- Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
- Severe sleepiness
- Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.
- This medicine may change how your body regulates temperature. Avoid activities that could cause you to become very cold, hot, or dehydrated.
- This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.
- Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.
- Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.
- This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy, or may cause trouble with thinking or controlling body movements, which may lead to falls, fractures or other injuries. Do not drive or do anything that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. You may also feel lightheaded when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position, so stand up slowly.
- This medicine may cause the following problems:Extrapyramidal reaction (a muscle and nerve disorder)Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (a nerve disorder that could be life-threatening)Tardive dyskinesia (a muscle disorder that could become permanent)
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease, heart disease, blood or bone marrow problems, bowel blockage, brain tumor, glaucoma, low blood pressure, pheochromocytoma, Reye syndrome, seizures, or a history of breast cancer.
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Prochlorperazine Maleate 10MG
What is Prochlorperazine Maleate ?
After surgery or cancer treatment, nausea and vomiting are common. In cases like this, doctors might prescribe prochlorperazine maleate. The drug can be given by mouth, intravenously, by muscle injection, or by rectal suppository. Prochlorperazine maleate has also been used to treat migraine headaches.
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