Reglan

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Overview:

Reglan
(when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Metoclopramide, although chemically related to procainamide, does not possess local anesthetic or antiarrhythmic properties. Metoclopramide is used to enhance GI motility, to treat diabetic gastroparesis, as an antinauseant, and to facilitate intubation of the small bowel during radiologic examination. Metoclopramide may be used to treat chemotherapy-induced emesis and as a radiosensitizing agents in the treatment of non-small cell lung carcinoma and glioblastomas in the future. For the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Mechanism Of Action:
Metoclopramide inhibits gastric smooth muscle relaxation produced by dopamine, therefore increasing cholinergic response of the gastrointestinal smooth muscle. It accelerates intestinal transit and gastric emptying by preventing relaxation of gastric body and increasing the phasic activity of antrum. Simultaneously, this action is accompanied by relaxation of the upper small intestine, resulting in an improved coordination between the body and antrum of the stomach and the upper small intestine. Metoclopramide also decreases reflux into the esophagus by increasing the resting pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter and improves acid clearance from the esophagus by increasing amplitude of esophageal peristaltic contractions. Metoclopramide's dopamine antagonist action raises the threshold of activity in the chemoreceptor trigger zone and decreases the input from afferent visceral nerves. Studies have also shown that high doses of metoclopramide can antagonize 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors in the peripheral nervous system in animals.

News Articles on Metoclopramide

FDA requires black box warning-Reglan may cause permanent injury!  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
Reglan and other metoclopramide containing drugs are used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastroparesis. Both medical conditions are NewYorkInjuryNews

Motion Filed to Consolidate Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Lawsuits  -  ‎Apr 8, 2009‎
The plaintiffs in all of the known tardive dyskinesia lawsuits filed against the makers of Reglan and other Metoclopramide-containing drugs, AboutLawsuits.com

The Mulligan Law Firm is Evaluating and Investigating Possible ...  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
The Mulligan Law Firm is very pleased to announce that Reglan® has been added to its extensive list of prescription-based drug injury cases that it is Emediawire (press release)

Three Days on Reglan, A Lifetime of Pain  -  ‎Apr 13, 2009‎
Osceola Mills, PA: Patients who have suffered from Reglan side effects know how serious those complications can be. Now that a link has been found between Lawyers and Settlements

Black Box Warning for Reglan | InjuryBoard Philadelphia  -  ‎Mar 31, 2009‎
Reglan will soon get a boxed warning of the risks of long term and high dose use, as recently required by the FDA. Reglan is one of a group of drugs InjuryBoard.com

Putting Drug Research in Legal Jeopardy  -  ‎Apr 3, 2009‎
But then she filed suit in California state court against Wyeth, the inventor of Reglan, though she had never taken Wyeth’s product. City Journal

Court Rules Brand-Drug Makers Not Liable for Generics’ Labeling  -  ‎Mar 30, 2009‎
Pharma to warn patients about potential risks associated with taking generic versions of the heartburn drug Reglan manufactured by other companies. FDA news (subscription)

Drug-Induced Dementia and Delirium Common in Seniors But Often ...  -  ‎Apr 1, 2009‎
...metoclopramide (Reglan); and drugs in the benzodiazepine category such as popular sleeping pills Ambien (zolpidem) and Lunesta (eszopiclone). Common Dreams (press release)

Denunciado penalmente el alcalde Díazgranados Pinedo por el ex ...  -  ‎Apr 12, 2009‎
...generara una interinidad en la Gerencia de la entidad, burlando claras e imperativas normas que reglan el proceso de escogencia aludido y procederá al El Informador - Santa Marta

El dictador  -  ‎Apr 5, 2009‎
Así se explica que el proyecto de cada dictador es destruir las relaciones políticas que reglan la vida de cada nación, imponiendo su cultura, Analítica

Reglan, Similar Heart Burn Drugs to Have Black Box For Movement ...  -  ‎Feb 27, 2009‎
Heart burn drugs that contain metoclopramide, including Reglan Tablets, Reglan Oral Disintegrating Tablets, Metoclopramide Oral Solution and Reglan Newsinferno.com

Courts, Post-Conte, Decline to Recognize Innovator Liability Theory  -  ‎Mar 17, 2009‎
Despite Conte, the Schrock, Cousins and Huck courts each ruled, on summary judgment, that name brand manufacturers of Reglan® (a prescription drug used to Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

Land, housing prices bite dust in Panchkula too  -  ‎Mar 17, 2009‎
...is something to suit everybody's pocket in the market. That makes this the right time for buying," said promoter of Reglan Infrastructures Ritu Singhal. Times of India

Reglan Issued "Black Box" Warning  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
What is Reglan?? Reglan is used for the short-term treatment of heartburn (caused by gastroesophageal reflux) in patients who have already tried other InjuryBoard.com

Reglan Side Effects "Frightening"  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
Flushing, NY: Shelee H. says she may have been suffering from Reglan side effects for the past year but never realized it. She was prescribed the drug Lawyers and Settlements

FDA Requires Boxed Warning for Metoclopramide Products  -  ‎Mar 11, 2009‎
Produced in several formulations, metoclopramide is marketed as Reglan and is used by more than 2 million Americans, according to the FDA. AAFP News Now

Caloric deficit is key for a diet's success  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
In last week's article, "Common drug causes spastic movements," I remarked that the drug Reglan (as well as Phenergan) belonged to the phenothiazine class Great Falls Tribune

Gastrointestinal drug gets 'black box' warning  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
Also sold as Reglan, Octamide and Maxolon, metoclopramide is used to treat certain gastrointestinal problems. If taken chronically, it can cause a serious Los Angeles Times

California Appeals Court Ruling May Lead to Direct Liability for ...  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
Conte claimed that Wyeth knew, or should have known, that physicians prescribe Reglan and its generic equivalents for periods exceeding the 12-week period Linex Legal

The Mulligan Law Firm Is Now Evaluating Potential Reglan® Injury Cases  -  ‎Feb 28, 2009‎
The Mulligan Law Firm announces the addition of Reglan® to their list of prescription drug injury cases they are investigating / evaluating to potentially Emediawire (press release)

Amicus halts trial enrollment; FDA wants more Televancin data;  -  ‎Feb 27, 2009‎
Report > FDA is slapping a black-box warning on Reglan (metoclopramide) drugs, widely used by patients with chronic heartburn and other gastrointestinal FierceBiotech

National Digest  -  ‎Feb 27, 2009‎
The Food and Drug Administration said the drug, widely known as Reglan, has been shown to cause spasms and tics when used for long periods of time or at Annapolis Capital

Is botulinum toxin injection of the pylorus during Ivor–Lewis ...  -  ‎Mar 11, 2009‎
Metoclopramide (Reglan, Baxter Pharmaceutical), erythromycin, and esomeprazol (Nexium, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) were started on the day of the operation The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Iowa state senator seeks to legalize medical marijuana  -  ‎Mar 9, 2009‎
He’s reluctant to take Reglan, which can cause irreversible Parkinsons-like shakes and tremors, and Marinol is ineffective for him. DesMoinesRegister.com

ì†?쓰린ë?° 먹는 약, 블랙박스 경고  -  ‎Mar 1, 2009‎
...‘레글란(Reglan)’ì?´ë?¼ 불리는 ì?´ 약ì?€ 근육발작, 안면경련등ì?„ ì?¼ìœ¼í‚¤ëŠ” 것으로 나타났다. FDA는 지난 달 28ì?¼ “레글란(성분명 metoclopramid)ì?„ 장기복용하거나 헬스코리아뉴스

Liberarán internet, pero hay dudas sobre servicio de VoIP  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
...“La concesión que posee la Copaco para prestar dicho servicio significa el tener derechos, como obligaciones que cumplir, al existir normativas que reglan La Nación (Paraguay)

타는듯한 ì†?쓰림 ì‹?사습관 ê³ ì³?ë?¼  -  ‎Mar 9, 2009‎
...위장장애 치료제로 ì“°ì?´ëŠ” 메토í?´ë¡œí”„ë?¼ë§ˆì?´ë“œ 성분ì?´ 들어 있는 약물로는 브랜드명 레글란(Reglan), 옥타마ì?´ë“œ(Octamide), 맥솔론(Maxolon) 등으로 위 ìš´ë?™ 개선제 미주 한국일보

Inseguridad y las drogas, los temas ausentes  -  ‎Mar 1, 2009‎
...público debe estar subordinada a las leyes, y resolví asistir para no incumplir las disposiciones de la Constitución que reglan mi mandatoâ€?, argumentó. La Gaceta Tucumán

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Cal. Court Approves Suit vs. Brand-Name Drug Maker for Injuries ...  -  04 Feb 2009
Pharmaceuticals failed to provide adequate warnings about the risks of developing tardive dyskinesia from the generic version of Wyeth’s drug, Reglan. Attorney at Law

Wyeth Held Liable in Case Where Patient Never Took the Company’s Drug  -  Jan 22, 2009
Her doctor prescribed her Wyeth’s Reglan for the disease, but every time she filled her prescription it was switched for a generic, made by Teva, BNET,

California Becomes First State to Recognize Innovator Liability  -  Jan 29, 2009
In Conte, the appellate court held that Wyeth, a name brand manufacturer of Reglan® (a prescription drug used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease), Mondaq News Alerts (registration),

Wyeth decision is Rx for litigation  -  Jan 28, 2009
The case involves Wyeth's pioneer drug Reglan, which the firm stopped making in 2001. The plaintiff's doctor prescribed Reglan, but the pharmacist filled NewsBlaze (press release),

Calif. Supreme Court OKs lawsuit against Wyeth  -  Jan 23, 2009
The case was brought originally by Elizabeth Conte, who claimed she took the generic version of Wyeth's anti-heartburn drug Reglan for four years to treat Legal News Line,

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This includes 196 deaths caused by taking anti emetics (Compazine, Reglan, Marinol, Zofran, Anzemet, Kytril, Tigan), 118 for taking anti-spasmodics Denver Post,

Pregnancy can cause grave illness for some women  -  Jan 10, 2009
Doctors prescribed anti-nausea medications: first Reglan, and then Compazine suppositories, both of which prevent dopamine, a neurotransmitter, Leader-Telegram,

Abogados reglan nuevo Jus  -  Jan 13, 2009
A pedido de este Colegio de Abogados de la Primera Circunscripción Judicial, por Acordada Ordinaria N° 42/08 punto Noveno, el STJ fijó el Jus en $ 101,87 Momarandu.com,

Reglan el blanqueo de personal  -  Jan 22, 2009
El ministerio de Trabajo reglamentó los artículos de la ley de la moratoria fiscal que establecen beneficios a las empresas que regularicen hasta 10 Noticias de Quilmes,

Las letras sacuden Cartagena  -  Jan 28, 2009
Vila matas, o Amis y que aún así le reglan grandiosas charlas a Cartagena�, comenta por su parte, el escritor colombiano Antonio García. El Espectador (Colombia),

Santa Fe se sumará a la Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial  -  Jan 18, 2009
Se refiere a iniciativas presentadas en la Legislatura, a la normativa vigente así como al sinnúmero de ordenanzas que reglan la cuestión en cada lugar del ElLitoral.com,

¿Prescribió o no prescribió?  -  Dec 16, 2008
...“...el ámbito de aplicación de las normas que reglan el instituto de la prescripción a supuestos no contemplados en el ordenamiento jurídico�. Diario Judicial,

Destituyeron a un policía por actos de insurrección  -  23 Nov 2008
Por último destaca una evidenciada y fehaciente carencia de apego a las directivas legales y normas disciplinarias que reglan la actividad y función El Litoral,

Could Preemption Rulings For Generic Manufacturers Be Bitter Pill ...  -  Nov 20, 2008
2008), the plaintiff brought suit in Minnesota against defendants including Wyeth, the manufacturer of Reglan®, and two generic pharmaceutical manufacturers Mondaq News Alerts (registration),

Is pharma liable for knockoff meds, too?  -  Nov 18, 2008
Conte argued that Wyeth should have warned doctors that Reglan and its generic forms shouldn't be used for more than 12 weeks at a time. FiercePharma,

SF court revives suit vs. Wyeth over generic  -  Nov 7, 2008
She sued the generic manufacturers as well as Wyeth Inc., maker of the widely prescribed Reglan, claiming their labels understated the dangers of long-term San Francisco Chronicle,

Brand Name Drug Makers Liable for Injuries from Generics  -  Nov 10, 2008
The case involved a lawsuit by Elizabeth Conte, who had developed tardive dyskinesia after taking a generic version of the heartburn medication Reglan About.com - Drugs,

Brand Name Drug Makers Could be Liable for Injures Caused by ...  -  Nov 15, 2008
For four years Conte had been taking a generic version of Wyeth’s Reglan medication, or metoclopramide, which treats heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux InjuryBoard.com,

Liable For Generics? You Are Now!  -  Nov 17, 2008
This case involved metaclopramide, which was sold by Wyeth as Reglan before going off-patent in 1982. The plaintiff had been prescribed the generic version Corante,

Problems Abound for Brand-Name Drug Manufacturers; They May Now Be ...  -  Nov 10, 2008
However it was undisputed that Conte took only Teva Pharmaceutical USA, Inc.’s generic version and not Wyeth’s Reglan. In her Complaint, Conte claimed that InjuryBoard.com,

Another Major Wyeth Case in California  -  Nov 10, 2008
...even though the drug at issue is a generic version of the New Jersey company's Reglan, which is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease. The American Lawyer

Calif. court restores liability case against Wyeth over Reglan  -  Nov 10, 2008
...who developed a muscle disorder, tardive dyskinesia, after using a generic form of the company's Reglan, a heartburn treatment, for almost four years. SmartBrief,

For some women, pregnancy is a grave struggle  -  Nov 12, 2008
Doctors prescribed anti-nausea medications: first Reglan, then Compazine suppositories, both of which prevent dopamine, a neurotransmitter, from stimulating Journal Times,

Breast-feeding frustrations  -  Nov 8, 2008
But she said she did get depressed while taking metoclopramide, or Reglan, an anti-nausea medicine that has been used "off label" to treat low milk supply. Nashua Telegraph,

Information exchange essential in placement transfers  -  Oct 28, 2008
They prescribed Reglan, an anti-reflux medicine, but only for a few days. On Oct. 10, Alayna was handed over to an experienced foster care provider, San Diego Union Tribune,

Cyclic vomiting syndrome a puzzling, debilitating neurological ...  -  Oct 28, 2008
During an attack, he prescribes Reglan to help the empty the stomach and Zofran, an anti-nausea medication. Qualia said that CVS can be frustrating for Schenectady Gazette,

Sesiona la Legislatura  -  Nov 19, 2008
Posteriormente, la iniciativa que será tratada y aprobada, establece las condiciones que deben cumplir los postulantes para las subrogancias, que se reglan Tucumán Noticias,

Purepac Preemption Defense Denied  -  Sep 30, 2008
Defendant Purepac is not the original manufacturer of Reglan. It is a generic[s] manufacturer of metoclopramide and, as such, must obtain approval by the PharmExec.com,

Riding that train  -  Oct 6, 2008
...my current practice is: a sumatriptan (such as Imitrex) if the headache actually sounds like a true migraine, with Toradol, Reglan, IV fluids, and, MedPage Today,

Easy tips to beat heartburn  -  Sep 29, 2008
...(brand name: Prilosec) and lansoprazole (brand name: Prevacid), also reduce stomach acids. Metoclopramide (brand name: Reglan) reduces acid reflux. The News International,

California Appeals Court Nixes Preemption Defense  -  Sep 29, 2008
As a result, the court reinstated a lawsuit against Purepac Pharmaceutical over its generic version of the Reglan heartburn drug, The San Francisco Pharmalot,

FDA label doesn't quash drug suit, court says  -  Sep 26, 2008
...woman's suit Thursday against the maker of a generic version of the brand-name drug Reglan, which is used against heartburn caused by acid reflux. San Francisco Chronicle,

Federal Preemption Of Failure To Warn Claims Against Generic Drug ...  -  Oct 8, 2008
Wyeth, Inc., Judge Donovan W. Frank in the District of Minnesota found that the plaintiff's failure to warn claims involving generic versions of Reglan, Mondaq News Alerts (subscription),

Breast-feeding best — if you can  -  Sep 30, 2008
But she said she did get depressed while taking metoclopramide, or Reglan, an anti-nausea medicine that has been used "off label" to treat low milk supply. Clarksville Leaf Chronicle,

CA Revives Claim Against Generic Drug Maker  -  Sep 26, 2008
Company and other defendants failed to warn her of the dangerous propensities of metoclopramide, the active ingredient in the brand name drug Reglan. Metropolitan News-Enterprise,

Solari, Ricardo  -  Oct 16, 2008
...para que esos ciudadanos se acerquen, motiven e interesen en la política, en las opciones en juego y los procedimientos que la reglan. La Segunda,

Una carrera de bebés enfrenta en la capital ourensana a los ...  -  Oct 4, 2008
Las reglan eran sencillas. Los niños tenían que recorrer cinco metros en línea recta y llegar hasta la meta sin que nadie los tocara. La Voz de Galicia,

Dar pecho es lo mejor para el bebé  -  Sep 29, 2008
...tomaba la metoclopramida, o Reglan, un medicamento contra la náusea que se ha estado vendiendo también como remedio para la baja secreción de leche. Al Día (Texas),

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Reglan is also known by the following brand names and/or synonymsApo-Metoclop; CHEMBANK734; Cerucal; Clopra; Clopra-Yellow; Clopromate; DEL; DEL 1267; DEL-1267; Duraclamid; Elieten; Emetid; Emperal; Eucil; Gastrese; Gastro-Timelets; Gastrobid; Gastromax; Gastronerton; Gastrosil; Gastrotablinen; Gastrotem; Imperan; M0763; M117; Maxeran; Maxolon; Meclopran; Metaclopramide; Metaclopromide; Metamide; Methochlopramide; Methoclopramide; Metochlopramide; Metoclol; Metoclopramida [Inn-Spanish]; Metoclopramide; Metoclopramide Hcl; Metoclopramide Hydrochloride; Metoclopramide Intensol; Metoclopramide Omega; Metoclopramidum [Inn-Latin]; Metocobil; Metramid; Moriperan; Mygdalon; Neu-Sensamide; Nu-Metoclopramide; Octamide; Parmid; Paspertin; Peraprin; Plasil; Pms-Metoclopramide; Pramiel; Pramin; Primperan; Reclomide; Reglan; Reliveran; Terperan

Drug Category:
Reglan is categorized under the following by the FDA: Antiemetics; Prokinetic Agents; Dopamine Antagonists; ATC:A03FA01

Dosage Forms:
LIQUID; SYRUP; TABLET

Absorption:
Rapidly and well absorbed (oral bioavailability 80±15.5%).

Interactions:
DRUG INTERACTIONS The effects of metoclopramide on gastrointestinal motility are antagonized by anticholinergic drugs and narcotic analgesics. Additive sedative effects can occur when metoclopramide is given with alcohol, sedatives, hypnotics, narcotics, or tranquilizers. The finding that metoclopramide releases catecholamines in patients with essential hypertension suggests that it should be used cautiously, if at all, in patients receiving monoamine oxi-dase inhibitors. Absorption of drugs from the stomach may be diminished (e.g., digoxin) by metoclopramide, whereas the rate and/or extent of absorption of drugs from the small bowel may be increased (e.g., acetaminophen, tetracycline, levodopa, ethanol, cyclosporine). Gastroparesis (gastric stasis) may be responsible for poor diabetic control in some patients. Exogenously administered insulin may begin to act before food has left the stomach and lead to hypoglycemia. Because the action of metoclopramide will influence the delivery of food to the intestines and thus the rate of absorption, insulin dosage or timing of dosage may require adjustment.



Chemical IUPAC Name:
4-amino-5-chloro-N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-2-methoxy-benzamide

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