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Metoclopramide
Pronounced met-oh-KLO-prah-mide
Brand names: Reglan
Type: Antiemetic and gut motility medicine · All Digestive (GI) Medicines
What Metoclopramide is used for
- Nausea and vomiting
- Gastroparesis (slow stomach emptying in diabetes)
- Reflux that has not responded to other treatment
◆ Kidney note
Dose is lowered when kidney function is significantly reduced.
Common side effects
- Drowsiness
- Restlessness
- Diarrhea
- Tiredness
Important cautions
- Can cause tardive dyskinesia — involuntary movements that may be permanent — so it is used for the shortest time possible and generally avoided in older adults
- Can cause a sudden severe stiffness and agitation reaction; new restlessness after starting should be reported
How it comes
Tablets, liquid, injection (hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Digestive (GI) Medicines
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.