Metoclopramide
antiemetic · for nausea and vomiting
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What this medicine is for
Pharmacologically, Metoclopramide relates to the category “antiemetic (against nausea and vomiting)”. Antiemetics prevent or calm nausea and vomiting.
In the case of Metoclopramide, this means: Prevents or treats nausea and vomiting. It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 6 reimbursable presentations containing Metoclopramide are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Chlorhydrate De Metoclopramide Renaudin
- Metoclopramide Sandoz
- Metoclopramide Viatris
- Migpriv
- Primperan
- Prokinyl L.P.
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Nothing to add here. Metoclopramide does not fall under any of our references, and no single-ingredient supplement makes credible sense as a complement. Rather than placing a product on principle, we leave this page without a purchase recommendation. If you are otherwise taking a statin, an antidiabetic, a PPI, a contraceptive or a beta-blocker, that is where we can be useful.
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