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Metoclopramide is a medicine used to treat nausea and vomiting. It is very helpful to treat nausea suffered by post-operative patients and patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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What drugs contain metoclopramide?

does metoclopramide show in a drug test


Can you snort metoclopramide?

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Does metoclopramide cure chlamydia?

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What is the anti-dote for metoclopramide?

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Why metoclopramide is not used in motion sickness?

Because metoclopramide helps nausea and vomiting by "calming" the Chemical Trigger Zone (CTZ) in the brain which is where most triggers cause nausea. However motion sickness is caused by the inner ear so metoclopramide can't help here


Can you take metoclopramide while pregnant?

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Is clopamon safe during pregnancy?

The use of metoclopramide throughout the duration of pregnancy is considered unsafe as teratogenicity has been demonstrated in animal studies.


Why do people take Reglan for?

People take reglan (generic name: metoclopramide) for nausea, vomiting, inefficient gastric emptying, and to stimulate lactation.


Is Reglan made with hydrochloric acid?

Like many pills, the oral form of reglan is made as metoclopramide HCl. This is common for medications in pill form.


What is an example of allopathic treatment for hiccups?

Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) relieves intractable hiccups in 80% of cases. Metoclopramide (Reglan), carbamazepam, valproic acid (Depakene), and


Is metoclopramide HCL for human consumption?

It can be used for both humans and animals, but at different dosages and should be used under a doctor's care (or veterinarian's care, if for an animal).


What is mertoclopramidel?

Do you mean metoclopramide? Metoclopramideis anantiemeticandgastroprokinetic agent. It is commonly used to treatnauseaandvomiting, to facilitategastric emptyingin people withgastroparesis, and as a treatment for thegastric stasisoften associated withmigraineheadaches.