Generic name: prochlorperazine (rectal) [ pro-klor-PER-a-zeen ]
Brand name: Compro
Dosage form: rectal suppository (25 mg)
Drug classes:Phenothiazine antiemetics, Phenothiazine antipsychotics
What is rectal prochlorperazine?
Prochlorperazine rectal is used to control severe nausea and vomiting in adults.
Prochlorperazine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not use prochlorperazine if you have recently used alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, or opioid medication.
Prochlorperazine is not approved for use in older adults with dementia-related psychosis.
Do not give prochlorperazine to a child younger than 2 years old or weighing less than 20 pounds.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use prochlorperazine if you are allergic to it, or if you have recently used alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, or opioid medication.
Do not give this medicine to a child younger than 2 years old or weighing less than 20 pounds. Talk with your doctor before giving this medicine to a child of any age who has been ill with a fever or flu symptoms.
Prochlorperazine may increase the risk of death in older adults with dementia-related psychosis and is not approved for this use.
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
heart disease;
cancer;
bone marrow suppression;
an infectious disease such as chickenpox, measles,
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