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Metoclopramide
Essential medicine status
Section:
17. Gastrointestinal medicines 17.2. Antiemetic medicines
ATC codes: A03FA01
EMLc
Indication
Nausea or vomiting ICD11 code: MG10
INN
Metoclopramide
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 5 mg per 5 mL (EMLc)
Oral > Solid: 10 mg (scored) (hydrochloride)
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 5 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)
EML status history
First added in 1982 (TRS 685)
Changed in 1984 (TRS 722)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2009 (TRS 958)
Changed in 2025 (TRS 1064)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Metoclopramide
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Metoclopramide
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended: - to modify the formulation descriptions to better describe the available dosage forms.