Showing posts with label gastroparesis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gastroparesis. Show all posts

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Popular Morning Sickness Drug Safe in Pregnancy, Study Finds

Metoclopramide (INN  is an antiemetic and gastroprokinetic agent. It belongs to a group of medicines called ´dopaminergic´ blockers. It is commonly used to treat nausea and vomiting, to facilitate gastric emptying in people with gastroparesis, and as a treatment for the gastric stasis often associated with migraine headaches.