11 mg/lb) for three times a day
What Motilium 10mg Tablets are and what it is used for This medicine is used to treat nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting (being sick) in adults and adolescents, 12 years of age and older and weighing 35kg or more
Comments
5 to 25 mg once; do not repeat dose except on the advice of a physician
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Most adults, and children aged 12 years old and over, can take domperidone
Vomiting occurs when afferent impulses from the cerebral cortex, chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ), pharynx, and vagal afferent fibers travel to the vomiting center (VC)
Small amounts of Motilium have been detected in breast-milk
Comments Discontinue domperidone if after 4 – 6 weeks there is no clinical response Recommend ECG pre initiation and repeat 3-5 days post initiation of domperidone in: All
If they spit up after feedings but are gaining weight, sleeping well and
Children who are older than 6 years may take the capsules or tablets as well
Children under 12 years of age, children, infants and adolescents weighing less than 35 kg: Motilium syrup for infants and children under 12 years of age can be prescribed at a