METCLOMIDE INJECTION contains Metoclopramide which belongs to the group of medicines called Anti-emetics. It is indicated for both adults and children (aged 1 to 18 years) to manage nausea and vomiting which may occur after surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. It can also be used to manage nausea and vomiting which is associated with migraine in adults.
Migraine is a headache which causes severe throbbing pain or pulsing sensation particularly on one side of the head and it is characterized by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light.
Your doctor may perform blood tests during management with METCLOMIDE INJECTION to monitor your blood pigment (haemoglobin) levels. Your doctor may immediately or permanently stop your management if there are any abnormalities in the levels of blood pigment.
Before receiving METCLOMIDE INJECTION, inform your doctor if you are having liver, kidney or heart diseases, porphyria (rare blood disorder), brain problems and also if you are using any other medicines that may affect your heartbeat.
METCLOMIDE INJECTION is not recommended for use in patients with epilepsy, parkinson’s disease, bleeding, obstruction or tear in stomach or gut, tumour of adrenal gland (pheochromocytoma) and involuntary muscle spasms or if you are taking a medicine used to manage parkinson’s diseases (levodopa).
METCLOMIDE INJECTION is not recommend for use during the first 3 months of pregnancy and it should be used with caution during pregnancy only if clearly advised by the doctor. It is not recommended for use in breastfeeding women as it may pass through the breast milk.
METCLOMIDE INJECTION is not recommended for use in children (below 1 year of age) and should be cautiously used among elderly patients, hence consult your doctor before receiving it. The most common side effects of receiving METCLOMIDE INJECTION are drowsiness, uncontrollable body movements, diarrhoea, restlessness and feeling weak. Inform your physician immediately...
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