Administration of metoclopramide injection up to 10 days may be required before symptoms subside, at which time oral administration may be instituted. Since diabetic gastric stasis is frequently recurrent, reglan®therapy should be reinstituted at the earliest manifestation. ...
oral administration of metoclopramide may be initiated. However, if severe symptoms are present, therapy should begin with REGLAN Injection (metoclopramide injection) (IM or IV). Doses of 10 mg may be administered slowly by the intravenous route over a 1- to 2-minute period. ...