MedicationDosage*Pregnancy category
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)†25 mg orally three times dailyA
Doxylamine (Unisom)†25 mg orally once daily§
Antiemetics
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)10 to 25 mg orally two to four times dailyC
Prochlorperazine (Compazine)5 to 10 mg orally three or four times dailyC
Promethazine (Phenergan)12.5 to 25 mg orally every four to six hoursC
Trimethobenzamide (Tigan)250 mg orally three or four times dailyC
Ondansetron (Zofran)8 mg orally two or three times dailyB
Droperidol (Inapsine)0.5 to 2 mg IV or IM every three or four hoursC
Antihistamines and anticholinergics
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)25 to 50 mg orally every four to eight hoursB
Meclizine (Antivert)25 mg orally every four to six hoursB
Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)50 to 100 mg orally every four to six hoursB
Motility drug
Metoclopramide (Reglan)5 to 10 mg orally three times dailyB
Corticosteroid
Methylprednisolone (Medrol)16 mg orally three times daily; then taperC