Pregnancy Category: B Indications Prevention of chemotherapy-induced emesis.Treatment of postsurgical and diabetic gastric stasis.Facilitation of small bowel intubation in radiographic procedures.Management of gastroesophageal reflux.Treatment and prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting when nasogastric ...
Drug Precautions :: Children, elderly. Renal or hepatic impairment, porphyria, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, history of depression. Ability to drive or operate machineries may be impaired. Pregnancy and lactation. Monitor patients on prolonged therapy. Increased risk of tardive dyskinesia in patients...
Pregnancy Category B Reproduction studies performed in rats, mice and rabbits by the IM, IV, subcutaneous (SC), and oral routes at maximum levels ranging from 12 to 250 times the human dose have demonstrated no impairment of fertility or significant harm to the fetus due to metoclopramide. The...
Pregnancy Teratogenic Effects: Pregnancy Category B.Teratology studies have been performed in rats at oral doses up to 45 mg/kg/day (about 6 times the maximum recommended human dose on surface area basis), and in rabbits at oral doses up to 45 mg/kg/day (about 12 times the maximum reco...