Domperidone is a medicine used to treat poor digestion, nausea and vomiting in adults and children for periods of less than one week.This medicine can be found in generic or under the brand names of Motilium, Peridal or Peridone and is available as tablets or oral suspension, and can be purchased at pharmacies for between 6 and 45 reais, depending on the size of the pack and of the pharmaceutical form.
What is it for
This medicine is intended for the treatment of digestion problems often associated with delayed gastric emptying, gastroesophageal reflux and esophagitis, feeling of fullness, early satiety, abdominal distension, high abdominal pain, excess belching and gas, nausea and vomiting, heartburn and burning in the stomach with or without regurgitation of gastric contents.
It is also indicated in cases of nausea and vomiting of functional, organic, infectious or food origin or induced by radiotherapy or drug treatment.
How to use
Domperidone should be taken 15 to 30 minutes before meals, but it can also be taken after meals, with less absorption.For adults and adolescents weighing more than 35 kg, orally 10 mg up to 3 times daily is indicated. In pediatric patients or under 35 kg, it is 0.25 mL / kg body weight up to 3 times a day orally.
Side effects
The most common side effects that may occur during treatment with domperidone are depression, anxiety, decreased sexual appetite, headache, drowsiness, restlessness, diarrhea, rash, itching, breast enlargement and tenderness, milk production, lack of menstruation, breast pain and muscle weakness.
Who should not use
This medicine should not be used in people who are allergic to any component of the formula, prolactinoma, severe stomach pain, persistent dark stools, liver disease, or who are using certain metabolism-altering or heart-altering medicines, as is itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, telithromycin, amiodarone, ritonavir or saquinavir
