Advice to Patients
- Potential for metoclopramide to impair mental alertness or physical coordination; avoid driving or operating machinery until effects on individual are known.
- Potential for metoclopramide to enhance sedative effects of alcohol, barbiturates, or other CNS depressants.
- Importance of informing clinicians of existing or contemplated concomitant therapy, including prescription and OTC drugs, as well as concomitant illnesses.
- Importance of women informing clinicians if they are or plan to become pregnant or plan to breast-feed.
- Importance of informing patients of other important precautionary information. (See Cautions.)
Preparations
Metoclopramide Hydrochloride
| Routes | Dosage Forms | Strengths | Brand Names | Manufacturer |
| Oral | Solution | 5 mg (of metoclopramide) per 5 mL* |
Metoclopramide Hydrochloride Syrup | Actavis, Pharmaceutical Associates, Silarx, Teva, Vistapharm |
| Tablets | 5 mg (of metoclopramide)* |
Reglan® | Schwarz |
| | 10 mg (of metoclopramide)* |
Reglan® (scored) | Schwarz |
| Parenteral | Injection | 5 mg (of metoclopramide) per mL* |
Metoclopramide Hydrochloride Injection (preservative-free) | Baxter, Hospira, Mayne, Sicor |
| | |
Reglan® (preservative-free) | Baxter |
| * available generically |
Comparative Pricing
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| Metoclopramide HCl 10MG Tablets | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA | 90/$15.99 or 180/$24.98 |
| Metoclopramide HCl 5MG/5ML Solution | MORTON GROVE PHARMACEUTICALS | 240/$15.99 or 480/$21.98 |
| Metoclopramide HCl 5MG Tablets | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA | 90/$17 or 180/$21.01 |
| Reglan 10MG Tablets | ALAVEN PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC | 30/$54.99 or 90/$149.57 |
| Reglan 5MG Tablets | ALAVEN PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC | 30/$32.99 or 90/$76.96 |
AHFS Drug Information. © Copyright, 1959-2008, Selected Revisions August 2007. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc., 7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
† Use is not currently included in the labeling approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children,
never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.