Domperidone (Systemic)

Brand Names : Motilium®

Before Receiving This Medicine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For domperidone the following should be considered:

Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to domperidone.

Pregnancy - Pregnancy - domperidone has not been studied in pregnant women. However, domperidone has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems in animal studies.

Breast-feeding - Breast-feeding - Domperidone passes into the breast milk, but it is not known if domperidone will cause unwanted effects in the newborn. It may be necessary for you to take another medicine or to stop breast-feeding during treatment. Be sure you have discussed the risks and benefits of the medicine with your doctor.

Children - Children - Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of domperidone in children with use in other age groups.

Older adults - Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing the use of domperidone in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Other medicines - Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine, especially:

• Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (furazolidone [e.g., Furoxone], phenelzine [e.g., Nardil], procarbazine [e.g., Matulane], selegilene [e.g., Eldepryl], tranylcypromine [e.g., Parnate])

Other medical problems - The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of domperidone. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

• Bleeding from the stomach or other problems involving the bowels
• Pituitary (brain) tumor
• Liver disease
• Medicine sensitivity to domperidone