Symptomatic relief of acute nausea and vomiting. Gastric motility disorders such as reflux oesophagitis and duodenogastric dyspeptic symptoms.
Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?
Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient Hypersensitivity. GI haemorrhage, obstruction and perforation, patients with prolactin releasing pituitary hormone, chronic admin or routine prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Phaeochromocytoma, children below two year, elderly, renal or hepatic impairment. Risk of cardiac arrhythmias and hypokalaemia if administered IV. Pregnancy and lactation.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Drowsiness, extrapyramidal reactions, galactorrhoea, gynaecomatia, constipation or diarrhoea, lassitude, decreased libido, skin rash, itch. Convulsions, arrhythmias and cardiac arrest, dysrrehythmias in patients with CV disease or hypokalaemia, patients on cancer chemotherapy. Seizure, hypertensive crisis in patients with phaeochromocytoma.
Drug Category/Class
Antiprotozoal Agents
Dopamine Antagonists
Agents Against Protozoal Diseases
Drugs for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Propulsives
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inhibitors
CYP2B6 Inhibitors (strong)
Antiemeti
Prescribed
For management of dyspepsia, heartburn, epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting.