Product description: Metoclopramide increases muscle contractions in the upper digestive system. This leads to speeding up gastric emptying into the intestines. Metoclopramide is used orally (taken by mouth) for 4 to 12 weeks to treat heartburn caused by gastroesophageal reflux in people who have used other medications.
Usage instructions:
Adult dose for gastroparesis
Oral: 10 mg orally 30 minutes before each meal and at bedtime for 2 to 8 weeks, depending on response and the likelihood of continued well-being after stopping the medication.
Maximum dose: 40 mg / day
Maximum duration of treatment: 12 weeks
To relieve symptoms associated with gastroparesis / acute and recurrent gastric stasis:
Standard adult dose for gastroesophageal reflux disease
Oral: GERD with symptoms: 10 to 15 mg orally up to 4 times a day (30 minutes before meals and at bedtime), depending on the symptoms being treated and clinical response.
Intermittent / specific times of the day symptoms: 20 mg orally once daily before provoking the situation.
Use with ulcers / esophageal ulcers: 15 mg orally 4 times daily, if tolerated.
Maximum dose: 60 mg / day
Maximum duration of treatment:
Gastroesophageal reflux:
Oral tablets:
Diabetic gastritis:
Mild liver impairment (Child-Pugh A): 10 mg orally 4 times daily (30 minutes before each meal and at bedtime)
Maximum dose: 40 mg / day
Moderate to severe liver impairment (Child-Pugh A): 5 mg orally 4 times daily (30 minutes before each meal and at bedtime)
Maximum dose: 20 mg / day
Gastroesophageal reflux:
Mild liver impairment (Child-Pugh A): 10 to 15 mg orally 4 times daily (30 minutes before each meal and at bedtime)
Maximum dose: 60 mg / day
Moderate to severe liver impairment (Child-Pugh A): 5 mg orally 4 times daily or 10 mg orally 3 times daily.
Maximum dose: 30 mg / day
Oral tablets:
Diabetic gastritis: 5 mg orally 4 times daily (30 minutes before each meal and at bedtime)
Maximum dose: 20 mg / day
Gastroesophageal reflux: 5 mg orally 4 times daily (30 minutes before each meal and at bedtime) or 10 mg orally 3 times daily.
Maximum dose: 30 mg / day
Warnings and precautions:
Treatment with this medication can cause tardive dyskinesia, a serious and often irreversible movement disorder.
The risk of tardive dyskinesia increases with the duration of treatment and the total cumulative dose.
This medication should be discontinued in patients showing signs or symptoms of tardive dyskinesia.
There is no known cure for tardive dyskinesia.
In some patients, symptoms may decrease or disappear after stopping treatment.
Treatment with this medication should be avoided for more than 12 weeks in all cases except rare situations where the therapeutic benefit is believed to outweigh the risk of tardive dyskinesia.
Ingredients: 10 mg Metoclopramide.
Product details:
Brand: Premozan
Quantity: 20 tablets
Product form: Tablets
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