Metoclopramide Baxter
This medicine helps stop nausea and vomiting by working on a specific part of your brain.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
5 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Metoclopramide hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Baxter Holding B.V.
How to Use
Dosage
A recommended single dose for adults is 10 mg, up to 3 times a day.
Method
A doctor or nurse will give you this medicine as a slow injection into a vein (over at least 3 minutes) or into a muscle.
Important
The maximum daily dose for adults is 30 mg or 0.5 mg per kg of body weight.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Drowsiness
- •Depression
- •Involuntary, jerky, or twisting movements, or stiff muscles
- •Parkinson's-like symptoms (stiffness, shaking)
- •Restlessness
- •Drop in blood pressure (especially when given as an injection into a vein)
- •Diarrhea
- •Feeling weak
RARE
- •Higher levels of a hormone called prolactin in your blood, which can cause milk production in men and in women who are not breastfeeding.
- •Irregular periods
- •Hallucinations
- •Decreased level of consciousness
- •Slow heartbeat (especially when given as an injection into a vein)
- •Vision problems and involuntary eye movements
- •Hypersensitivity (allergies)
- •Confusion
- •Seizures (especially in people with epilepsy)
- •Severe allergic reaction, which may include rash, itching, swelling of the face or throat, breathing difficulties, heart palpitations, or fainting. Seek immediate medical help.
- •Abnormal blood pigment levels, which may change your skin color.
- •Enlarged breasts in men (gynecomastia)
- •Involuntary muscle spasms after long-term use, especially in older patients.
- •High fever, high blood pressure, seizures, sweating, increased saliva. These can be signs of a serious condition called neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
- •Changes in heart rhythm (visible on an ECG).
- •Cardiac arrest (especially when given as an injection).
- •Shock (severe drop in blood pressure) (especially when given as an injection).
- •Very high blood pressure in patients with or without pheochromocytoma.
- •Suicidal thoughts.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to metoclopramide or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if you have bleeding, a blockage, or a hole in your stomach or intestines.
- Do not use if you have a rare tumor near your kidney (pheochromocytoma).
- Do not use if you have ever had involuntary muscle spasms due to medication.
- Do not use if you have epilepsy.
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- Do not use if you have Parkinson's disease.
- Do not use if you are taking levodopa or other medicines for Parkinson's disease.
- Do not use if you have ever had abnormal blood pigment levels (methemoglobinemia) or a lack of NADH cytochrome b5.
- Do not give this medicine to children under 1 year old.
- Treatment should not last longer than 3 months due to the risk of involuntary muscle spasms.
- Do not drink alcohol while taking this medicine, as it can increase its sedative effects.
- This medicine can make you feel sleepy or dizzy, so be careful when driving or operating machinery. It may also cause unusual muscle movements.