For the prevention and treatment of post operative nausea and vomiting. Restricted use: Theatre use only, when other treatment options are not suitable.
Levomepromazine (Methotrimeprazine)
Formulary
Tablets 25mg Tablets 6.25mg Injection 25mg/1mL
For palliative care use only. Nausea and vomiting and agitation/terminal restlessness in the last days of life.
Severe dystonic reactions sometimes occur with phenothiazines, especially in children and young people. Prochlorperazine should be avoided in patients with Parkinson’s disease and should be used cautiously in the elderly.