Metoclopramide Noridem
Metoclopramide Noridem is a medicine that helps stop nausea and vomiting by working on a part of your brain.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
5 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Metoclopramide hydrochloride monohydrate
Manufacturer
Noridem Enterprises Limited
How to Use
Dosage
For adults, typically 10 mg up to 3 times a day. For children (1-18 years), 0.1-0.15 mg per kg body weight, up to 3 times a day.
Method
This medicine is given as a slow injection into a vein (at least 3 minutes) or into a muscle.
Important
Do not take more than 30 mg or 0.5 mg per kg body weight in a single day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Drowsiness
- •Depression
- •Uncontrollable movements (like tics, tremors, twisting motions, or stiff muscles)
- •Symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease (stiffness, shaking)
- •Restlessness
- •Low blood pressure (especially with injection)
- •Diarrhea
- •Weakness
RARE
- •Increased levels of a hormone called prolactin, which can cause milk production in men and non-nursing women.
- •Irregular menstrual periods
- •Hallucinations
- •Reduced awareness or consciousness
- •Slow heart rate (especially with injection)
- •Hypersensitivity (allergic reaction)
- •Vision problems and involuntary eye movements.
- •Confusion
- •Seizures (especially in people with epilepsy)
- •Abnormal blood pigment levels, which may change skin color.
- •Abnormal breast growth (gynecomastia).
- •Uncontrollable muscle spasms after long-term use, especially in older patients.
- •High fever, high blood pressure, seizures, sweating, increased salivation (symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome).
- •Changes in heart rhythm, seen on an ECG.
- •Cardiac arrest (especially with injection).
- •Circulatory shock (severe drop in blood pressure, especially with injection).
- •Fainting (especially with injection).
- •Severe allergic reaction (especially with injection).
- •Very high blood pressure.
- •Suicidal thoughts.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to metoclopramide or any other ingredients.
- Do not use if you have bleeding, a blockage, or a tear in your stomach or intestines.
- Do not use if you have a rare adrenal gland tumor called pheochromocytoma.
- Do not use if you have ever had uncontrollable muscle spasms (tardive dyskinesia) from other medicines.
- Do not use if you have epilepsy or Parkinson's disease.
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- Do not use if you are taking levodopa or other dopamine agonist medicines.
- Do not give this medicine to children under 1 year old.
- Stop taking this medicine and tell your doctor right away if you get uncontrollable movements, high fever, high blood pressure, seizures, sweating, or swelling of the face/lips/throat with breathing problems.