Active Ingredient: Metoclopramide
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Intravenous
10 - 30 mg
From 3.333 To 10 mg 3 time(s) per day every day for 5 day(s)
For the symptomatic treatment of nausea and vomiting, including acute migraine induced nausea and vomiting and for the prevention of radiotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (RINV): the recommended single dose is 10mg, repeated up to three times daily.
The maximum recommended daily dose is 30mg or 0.5mg/kg body weight.
The injectable treatment duration should be as short as possible and transfer to oral or rectal treatment should be made as soon as possible.
Intravenous doses should be administered as a slow bolus (at least over 3 minutes).
Intravenous
0.1 - 0.5 mg per kg of body weight
From 0.033 To 0.167 mg per kg of body weight 3 time(s) per day every day for 5 day(s)
For the symptomatic treatment of nausea and vomiting, including acute migraine induced nausea and vomiting and for the prevention of radiotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (RINV): the recommended single dose is 10mg, repeated up to three times daily.
The maximum recommended daily dose is 30mg or 0.5mg/kg body weight.
The injectable treatment duration should be as short as possible and transfer to oral or rectal treatment should be made as soon as possible.
Intravenous doses should be administered as a slow bolus (at least over 3 minutes).
Oral
10 - 30 mg
From 3.333 To 10 mg 3 time(s) per day every day for 5 day(s)
The recommended single dose is 10 mg, repeated up to three times daily.
The maximum recommended daily dose is 30 mg or 0.5mg/kg body weight.
The maximum recommended treatment duration is 5 days.
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