Dimenhydrinate: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Dimenhydrinate is a medicine sold in the U.S. under one brand. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Available as
- Injectable · Tablet
- Sold as
- Dimenhydrinate
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Yes
Can you take dimenhydrinate with…?
Source-cited answers for the combinations people actually ask about — each with a verdict and what to watch for.
Every dimenhydrinate product we track (1)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
Only one: Dimenhydrinate.
What dimenhydrinate pills look like
Imprint codes, colour and shape from the FDA’s labelling data. Match the imprint on your pill — or search any imprint.
Dimenhydrinate and breastfeeding
From LactMed, the US National Library of Medicine’s Drugs and Lactation Database — quoted, not rewritten.
Full LactMed record for dimenhydrinate: levels in milk, effects in breastfed infants, and the drugs it would consider insteadSmall, occasional doses of dimenhydrinate would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants. Larger doses or more prolonged use may cause effects in the infant or decrease the milk supply, particularly in combination with a sympathomimetic such as pseudoephedrine or before lactation is well established. Single bedtime doses after the last feeding of the day may be adequate for many women and will minimize any effects of the drug.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, record revised September 20, 2021. LactMed states its information is not a substitute for professional judgement.
What people report to the FDA about dimenhydrinate
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 5,426 reports naming dimenhydrinate, and the FDA flagged 98% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- febrile neutropenia782 reports
- nausea684 reports
- vomiting465 reports
- fatigue450 reports
- pyrexia429 reports
- inappropriate schedule of product administration343 reports
- dyspnoea332 reports
- headache331 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean dimenhydrinate caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label section above.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved July 25, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you take dimenhydrinate with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run dimenhydrinate against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What forms does dimenhydrinate come in?
Across the brands we track, dimenhydrinate is currently marketed as injectable and tablet, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic dimenhydrinate?
Yes. Our catalog lists 1 generic dimenhydrinate product alongside the brand versions. A generic has the same active ingredient and must meet the FDA's bioequivalence standard; it usually costs less. Ask your pharmacist which one your plan covers.
What should I avoid while taking dimenhydrinate?
Other medicines: we hold source-cited interaction answers for Can you take Dramamine and Tylenol together? and Can you take Dramamine and ibuprofen together?. This is what the FDA label and our cited sources say — it is not a complete list. Your pharmacist can check your own combination.
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We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for dimenhydrinate on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.