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Generic: droperidol View All Brands Inapsine A general anesthetic - It is used to prevent nausea and vomiting associated with surgery or other procedures				To get info about second drug, type a name above.
What is this medicine? DROPERIDOL (droe PER i dole) is used to prevent nausea and vomiting associated with surgery or other procedures. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions. What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine? They need to know if you have any of these conditions: heart disease, including heart failure if you frequently drink alcohol- containing beverages irregular heart beats or slow heart rate kidney disease liver disease an unusual or allergic reaction to droperidol, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives pregnant or trying to get pregnant breast- feeding How should I use this medicine? This medicine is for injection into a muscle or for slow injection into a vein. It is given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting. Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed. While this medicine may be prescribed for children as young as 2 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply. Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once. NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others. What if I miss a dose? This does not apply. What may interact with this medicine? Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications: abarelix alfuzosin amoxapine apomorphine arsenic trioxide certain antibiotics like ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, gatifloxacin, gemifloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, sparfloxacin, telithromycin, and troleandomycin certain medicines used in chemotherapy like daunorubicin, doxorubicin chloroquine cisapride clozapine cyclobenzaprine general and local anesthetics halofantrine haloperidol levomethadyl maprotiline medicines to control heart rhythm methadone octreotide other medicines for nausea and vomiting like dolasetron and palonosetron pentamidine phenothiazines like chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, mesoridazine, perphenazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine, and trifluoperazine pimozide ranolazine risperidone sertindole sodium phosphate salts tacrolimus tricyclic antidepressants like amitriptyline, desipramine, nortriptyline, and others vardenafil ziprasidone This medicine may also interact with the following medications: barbiturate medicines for inducing sleep or treating seizures diuretics laxatives medicines for depression prescription pain medicines This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non- prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
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