Metoclopramide Tablets, 10 mg

Prescription Antiemetic Tablets for Nausea and Vomiting in Large Dogs

Product Description

Metoclopramide 10mg Tablets are a prescription antiemetic and gut motility medication that veterinarians use to manage nausea, vomiting, and gastric motility disorders in dogs, cats, and horses. It tackles the problem from two directions at once, calming nausea signals in the brain while also encouraging the stomach and upper gut to move things along more efficiently. The 10mg strength is most practical for larger dogs where the lower strength would require multiple tablets per dose. It is used entirely off-label in veterinary medicine.

Benefits

• Large Dog Dose Convenience: Many large dogs get their full daily amount from a single 10mg tablet, making it far simpler to manage than giving multiple smaller ones.
• Nausea and Vomiting Control: Reduces vomiting and nausea linked to gastrointestinal disease, post-surgical recovery, and certain drug side effects in dogs and cats.
• Gastric Prokinetic Effect: Speeds up gastric emptying and normalizes sluggish upper gastrointestinal motility in dogs and cats dealing with motility disorders.
• Esophageal Reflux Relief: Improves lower esophageal sphincter tone and speeds stomach emptying to reduce the frequency and severity of acid reflux in pets.
• Post-Surgical Ileus Recovery: Restores coordinated gastrointestinal motility following surgery, illness, or drug-induced ileus in dogs and cats during recovery.

Ingredients

Active Ingredients

Metoclopramide 10mg

How to Use

Metoclopramide 10mg Tablets are a prescription-only medication. A valid veterinarian prescription is required to purchase this product.

Please follow your veterinarian's specific instructions for the dosage and administration of this medication for your pet.

Disclaimer: Dosage and administration of this medication must be determined by a licensed veterinarian. Always consult your veterinarian before administering or adjusting any prescription medication for your pet.

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Additional Information

Precautions

• Avoid With Phenothiazines: Do not give alongside acepromazine or other phenothiazine sedatives, as dangerous additive CNS depression can result from this combination.
• Avoid in GI Obstruction or Perforation: Never use when gastrointestinal obstruction, perforation, or haemorrhage is known or suspected, as stimulating motility can seriously worsen these conditions.
• Avoid in Epilepsy: Use carefully or avoid entirely in animals with a known seizure history, as this medication may lower the seizure threshold in susceptible patients.
• Avoid in Pheochromocytoma: Do not use in animals with an adrenal gland tumour, as metoclopramide can set off a dangerous blood pressure spike in affected patients.
• Caution in Kidney Disease: Pets with compromised kidney function may not process this medication as efficiently, increasing the likelihood of side effects during treatment.
• Not for Motion Sickness: Metoclopramide does not work for vomiting caused by motion sickness or vestibular disease; other antiemetics are better suited for those cases.
• Check for Drug Interactions: Before starting treatment, make sure your vet knows if your pet is on opioids, anticholinergics, or any other CNS depressants.

Possible Side Effects

• Sedation and Restlessness: Some pets on metoclopramide become unusually drowsy, while others go the opposite way and seem agitated or unable to settle during treatment.
• Extrapyramidal Reactions: Rare uncontrollable muscle movements affecting the face, jaw, tongue, or limbs are serious and need immediate veterinary contact if they appear.
• Changes in Bowel Habits: Both constipation and diarrhoea have been reported and are worth keeping an eye on throughout the course of treatment.
• Serious Allergic Reactions: Facial swelling, difficulty breathing, or collapse point to a severe reaction needing immediate emergency veterinary care.

Storage Information

• Room Temperature Storage: Store tablets in a tightly closed container away from heat and humidity, keeping conditions stable and consistent between doses.
• Protect from Light and Moisture: A dark, dry storage location away from direct sunlight is the best way to keep these tablets at their full strength.
• Keep Out of Reach: Always store this medication somewhere secure and out of reach of children and untreated pets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: How does metoclopramide help dogs recovering from gastrointestinal surgery?

Ans: After abdominal surgery the gut often stalls and loses its normal rhythm, making it hard for the stomach to empty properly and for food to move through. Metoclopramide helps kick things back into gear by encouraging the upper digestive tract to start contracting in a more coordinated way again. This supports earlier return to normal feeding and reduces post-operative discomfort in recovering dogs.

Q2: Can metoclopramide be used in cats for nausea related to chronic kidney disease?

Ans: Metoclopramide is commonly used in cats with kidney disease where built-up waste products in the blood trigger persistent nausea and vomiting. It addresses both the nausea signal reaching the brain and the sluggish stomach emptying that often accompanies this condition. Your vet will work out the appropriate dose based on your cat's specific level of kidney involvement.

Q3: What is the risk of combining metoclopramide with opioid pain medications in dogs?

Ans: Opioids have a tendency to slow things down in the gut, which works directly against what metoclopramide is trying to achieve. When the two are given together, the opioid can undermine the prokinetic effect enough to make metoclopramide noticeably less effective. Your vet will assess whether the combination still makes sense or whether an alternative antiemetic would be a better fit.

Q4: Why is metoclopramide prescribed multiple times a day instead of once daily?

Ans: Metoclopramide does not stay active in the body for very long, which means its effects on nausea and gut motility wear off well before a once-daily dose would kick back in. Without consistent dosing throughout the day, there are gaps where symptoms can return between administrations. Your vet will set out a schedule that keeps things under control around the clock.

Q5: Can metoclopramide be used alongside omeprazole or famotidine in dogs with acid reflux?

Ans: Metoclopramide and acid-reducing medications like omeprazole or famotidine are often prescribed together for dogs with reflux, since each one targets a different part of the problem. Metoclopramide works on gut movement and sphincter tone while the acid reducer brings down the acidity of whatever does reflux. Together they tend to give better control than either medication would on its own.

Clinical Research

https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a684035.html

https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/metoclopramide/about-metoclopramide/