M.R.P.: Rs.4.86
What is REGLAN?
- REGLAN contains Metoclopramide which belongs to a group of medicines called antiemetics
What REGLAN is used for?
It is used to prevent nausea and vomiting:
- that may occur after chemotherapy
- caused by radiotherapy, after surgery
- which may occur with a migraine
Talk to Doctor
Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
Children & Adolescents
Driving & Using Machines
Talk to your Doctor, if you:
- are allergic to any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- have bleeding, obstruction or tear in your stomach or gut
- have or had a rare tumor of the adrenal gland (pheochromocytoma)
- have ever had involuntary muscle spasms (tardive dyskinesia)
- have epilepsy
- have parkinson’s disease
- have ever had an abnormal blood pigment levels (methemoglobinemia)
- have a history of abnormal heart beats or any other heart problems
- have problems with the levels of salts in your blood (potassium, sodium and magnesium)
- have any neurological (brain) problems
- have liver or kidney problems
- If you are pregnant, or breastfeeding think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- This medicine is not recommended in children below 1 year of age
- Do not drive or operate any machines while taking this medicine as it may drowsiness, dizziness, uncontrollable twitching, jerking or writhing movements and unusual muscle tone causing distortion of the body
Tell your doctor if you are taking,
- levodopa (used to treat parkinson’s disease)
- anticholinergics (used to relieve stomach cramps or spasms)
- morphine derivatives (used to treat severe pain)
- sedative medicines
- medicines used to treat mental health problems
- digoxin (used to treat heart failure)
- cyclosporine (used to treat certain problems with the immune system)
- mivacurium and suxamethonium (used to relax muscles)
- fluoxetine and paroxetine (used to treat depression)
- This medicine must only be given by a doctor or nurse
If you receive more REGLAN
- If you receive more this medicine than you should, contact your doctor or go to nearest hospital
- Symptoms of overdose: uncontrollable movements (extrapyramidal disorders), drowsiness, reduced level of consciousness, confusion, hallucinations and cardio-respiratory arrest (your heart and breathing stop)
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- uncontrollable movements (often involving head or neck)
- high fever, high blood pressure, convulsions, sweating, production of saliva neuroleptic (malignant syndrome)
- itching or skin rashes, swelling of the face, lips or throat, difficulty in breathing
- feeling drowsy
- depression
- tics, shaking, twisting movements or muscle contracture, stiffness, rigidity (uncontrollable movements)
- blood pressure decreases (particularly with intravenous route)
- diarrhoea
- raised levels of prolactin in the blood
- irregular periods
- hallucination
- decreased level of consciousness
- slow heartbeat (particularly with intravenous route)
- allergy
- confusional state
- convulsion (especially in patients with epilepsy)
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Stored at a room temperature of 15-25°C
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