Metoclopramide Tablets
Designed to alleviate nausea and intended to address vomiting through targeted action on the central nervous system.
Strengths: 10mg
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Medicine details
- Conditions
- Alternative names
Maxolon
- Therapeutic class
Antiemetic
- Pharmacological class
Dopamine Antagonist
- Minor side effects
drowsiness; diarrhoea; asthenia
- Moderate side effects
depression; hyperprolactinaemia
- Dosage forms
Tablet
- Administration route
Oral use
- Prescription status
POM
- Manufacturer
Clinigen
- Onset Time
30–60 minutes
- Duration
4–6 hours
- Storage instructions
Store in original packaging below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
alcohol; levodopa; antipsychotics
- Age restrictions
Caution in elderly; strictly limit duration.
Contraindications
gastrointestinal haemorrhage; gastrointestinal obstruction; epilepsy; parkinson's disease
Precautions and warnings
may impair ability to drive or operate machinery; limit treatment duration due to neurological risk
Serious side effects
tardive dyskinesia — requires immediate medical attention; neuroleptic malignant syndrome — requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Designed to alleviate nausea and intended to address vomiting through targeted action on the central nervous system.
Mechanism of action
Metoclopramide blocks dopamine receptors and increases the motility of the upper gastrointestinal tract, which helps accelerate gastric emptying and suppresses the nausea signal in the brain.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Use only if clearly indicated. Breastfeeding: Metoclopramide is excreted in breast milk; caution advised.
Metoclopramide Tablets
Designed to alleviate nausea and intended to address vomiting through targeted action on the central nervous system.
Editorial Notes
- Active ingredient(s): Metoclopramide
- Listed indication(s): Nausea, Vomiting, Gastroparesis
Available option
- 360 tablets - 10 mg963-10-mg-14182