Drug Name

Motilium (Domperidone)

Drug Uses

Motilium is a medicine that increases the movements or contractions of the stomach as well as bowel. Motilium is as well as used to treat nausea as well as vomiting caused by other drugs used to treat Parkinson's Disease.

How Taken

Take Motilium as directed by your doctor.

• The usual dose in adults is one tablet three to four times a day, best used 15 to 30 minutes before meals or food, as well as incase essential at bedtime.
• Sometimes your doctor may increase the dose to two tablets three to four times a day after you possess used Motilium for 2 weeks.
• You should not take more than a total of eight tablets in a single day.
• Your doctor may ask you to take Motilium for up to 6 months.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Motilium.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Motilium works by blocking the action of a artificial messenger in the brain which causes the feeling of nausea as well as vomiting, as well as increasing the movement or contractions of the stomach as well as intestines, allowing food to move more easily through the stomach.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Motilium, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Motilium at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Keep Motilium out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Motilium if:

• you possess an allergy to Motilium, or any of the ingredients. See Product Description at the end of this leaflet for a list of ingredients;
• you possess a tumour of the pituitary gland called prolactinoma;
• an increase in stomach or bowel contractions can harm you. For example, incase you possess had bleeding, a blockage or puncture in your gastrointestinal tract;
• you are using another medicine containing the active ingredient ketoconazole, fluconazole or voriconazole which is used to treat fungal infections;
• you are using an antibiotic containing the active ingredient erythromycin, clarithromycin or telithromycin;
• you are using another medicine containing the active ingredient amiodarone, which is used to treat quick heart rate.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• uncontrollable movements; irregular or no menstrual period; unusual secretion of breast milk or decrease in sex drive in men or women; breast tenderness or breast enlargement in men.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• headache, trouble sleeping, nervousness, dizziness, tiredness or irritability; moistureless mouth or thirst; stomach cramps, diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, changes in appetite or heartburn; rash or itchy skin; itchy eyes as well as crusty eyelids with discharge; mouth ulcers or chilly sores.

More Information

Motilium is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.