PERINORM metoclopramide hydrochloride 10 mg film coated tablets blister pack

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

metoclopramide hydrochloride, Quantity: 10 mg

Available from:

Ipca Pharma (Australia) Pty Ltd

INN (International Name):

metoclopramide hydrochloride

Pharmaceutical form:

Tablet, film coated

Composition:

Excipient Ingredients: purified talc; stearic acid; macrogol 6000; pregelatinised maize starch; hypromellose; titanium dioxide; colloidal anhydrous silica; maize starch; microcrystalline cellulose

Administration route:

Oral

Units in package:

150, 10, 20, 25, 30, 50, 60, 100, 125

Prescription type:

(S4) Prescription Only Medicine

Therapeutic indications:

In Adults (20 years and over): As an adjunct to X-ray examination of the stomach and duodenum. To assist in intestinal intubation. To control nausea and vomiting associated with the following conditions: intolerance to essential drugs possessing emetic properties; uraemia; radiation sickness; malignant disease; postoperative vomiting; labour; infectious diseases. There is no clear benefit in motion sickness or other labyrinth disturbances. Metoclopramide hydrochloride has been found useful in the management of gastric retention after gastric surgery. Metoclopramide hydrochloride may be useful in the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis of mild to moderate severity. Once control of diabetes has been established by diet and/or insulin, metoclopramide hydrochloride should be discontinued.,Young Adults: The use of metoclopramide hydrochloride in patients under 20 years should be restricted to the following situations: Severe intractable vomiting of known cause. Vomiting associated with radiotherapy and intolerance to cytotoxic drugs. As an aid to gastrointestinal intubation

Product summary:

Visual Identification: White to off-white, circular, biconvex film-coated tablets with breakline on both sides.; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: PVC/PVDC/Al; Container Life Time: 36 Months; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius

Authorization status:

Licence status A

Authorization date:

2015-12-17

Patient Information leaflet

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PERINORM 5 MG & 10 MG
_Metoclopramide hydrochloride anhydrous _
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common questions about Perinorm. It does not
contain all the
available information. It does not take the place of talking to your
doctor or pharmacist. All
medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks
of you taking Perinorm
against the benefits they expect it will have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR
OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again.
WHAT PERINORM IS USED FOR
In adults over 20 years this medicine is used to:

treat nausea and vomiting caused by infectious diseases, kidney
disease, child birth,
other medications, cancer, or following surgery, chemotherapy or
radiation treatment.

activate stomach contractions in conditions where there is a need to
encourage normal
passage of food through the stomach and intestines.

with X-rays to help diagnose problems of the stomach and/or
intestines.

help with passing tubes into the intestine.
In young adults and children over 1 year of age this medicine is used
to:

treat severe vomiting of known cause or following chemotherapy or
radiation treatment.

help with passing tubes into the intestine.
This medicine works by blocking the action of a chemical in the brain
which causes nausea
and vomiting. It also acts in the stomach and upper intestine to
increase muscle contractions
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS
BEEN
PRESCRIBED FOR YOU.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.
BEFORE YOU TAKE PERINORM
_ _
_WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT _
DO NOT TAKE PERINORM IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO:

any medicine containing Metoclopramide

any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet.
Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include:

shortness of breath

wheezing or difficulty breathing
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