ANSWER: a) Motilium
DESCRIPTION
Stugeron is the trade name of Cinnarizine which is a
piperazine derivative is actually antihistamine. It is used to treat nausea and
vomiting due to motion sickness or sea sickness. It is available as tablets.
Avomine is also available as tablets; it contains the active
Promethazine theoclate. Promethazine belongs to phenothiazine family of
antihistamine. It is a first generation anti-histamine. It is used as
neuroleptic medicine, also used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with
motion sickness.
Phenergan is also Promethazine, is anti-histamine used in
motion sickness.
Kwells is hyoscine hydrobromide is a muscarininc antagonist
used to treat the symptoms of motion sickness.
Motilium is Domperidone, it is selective dopamine
antagonist, acts on D2 and D3 receptors. It is used to
treat nausea and vomiting, used to increase the gastric transit and increases
the prolactin release.
Anti-histamines and muscarinic antagonists are used in
motion sickness, whereas Motilium, a selective dopamine antagonist cannot treat
nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness.
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