Last update Sept. 3, 2022

Trimethobenzamide Hydrochloride

Likely Compatibility

Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.

It is a sedative antihistamine, derived from monoethanolamine, which is used as an antiemetic in the control of nausea and vomiting. Intramuscular administration 3 to 4 times a day.

At the date of the last update we did not find any published data on its excretion in breast milk.

The scarcity of known pharmacokinetic data does not allow to predict the magnitude of its possible excretion in breast milk.

It is a drug with very few bibliographical references and marketed in few countries.

Some authors consider it a drug probably compatible with lactation. (Briggs 2015, Mahadevan 2006)

Until more published data is known about this drug in relation to breastfeeding, known safer alternatives are preferable, especially during the neonatal period and in the event of prematurity.

Alternatives

  • Metoclopramide (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Ondansetron (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. Alta - Hig %
pKa 14.68 -
Tmax 0.5 - 0.75 hours
7 - 9 hours

References

  1. Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Towers CV, Forinash AB. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk. Wolters Kluwer Health. Tenth edition (acces on line) 2015
  2. Mahadevan U, Kane S. American gastroenterological association institute technical review on the use of gastrointestinal medications in pregnancy. Gastroenterology. 2006 Jul;131(1):283-311. Review. Abstract Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)

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