Which medicine is best for hiccups?
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) is usually the first-line medication prescribed for hiccups. Other medications used to treat hiccups include haloperidol (Haldol) and metoclopramide (Reglan).
What is the treatment for continuous hiccups?
Treatment of intractable hiccups often involves drug therapy with chlorpromazine (Thorazine), frequently prescribed. Among other medications used are haloperidol, and metoclopramide. If the hiccups occur during anaesthesia or surgery, the treatment is usually ephedrine or ketamine.
Can Baclofen be used for hiccups?
Baclofen is also an effective drug for hiccup and has been used to treat intractable hiccups as in our case. Launois et al. [16] reported that the introduction of baclofen resulted in the complete resolution of hiccups in 5 out of 9 patients, and significant improvement in 2 patients.
Can chlorpromazine be used for hiccups?
Antipsychotic medications. Chlorpromazine: Chlorpromazine is the only medication approved for hiccups by the US Food and Drug Administration, and for many years it was the drug of choice. Chlorpromazine is a dimethylamine derivative of phenothiazine. It acts centrally by dopamine antagonism in the hypothalamus.