Metoclopramide
Also sold as: Maxolon, Reglan
Prescription neededNausea and vomiting
Comes as:TabletSyrupInjection
Also sold as: Maxolon, Reglan
Usual adult dose: 10 mg up to 3 times a day. Do not take more than 30 mg in 24 hours or for longer than 5 days. Avoid in children and young people unless a doctor advises.
Your doctor may give you a different dose. Children's doses depend on weight.
Stop taking it and see a doctor straight away if you notice:
Medicines that can react with this one.
Together they greatly increase the risk of movement disorders and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Metoclopramide blocks dopamine and opposes levodopa; avoid in Parkinson disease.
They have opposite effects on the gut and can cancel each other out.
They have opposite effects on the gut and can cancel each other out.
The combination can increase the risk of movement problems and serotonin syndrome.
Metoclopramide can lower fosfomycin levels in the blood and urine.