Description

Reglan (generic name: Metoclopramide; brand names include: Maxolon / Degan / Maxeran / Primperan / Pylomid) belongs to a group of medicines known as antiemetics.

In adults 20 years and over Reglan is used to:

treat nausea and vomiting caused by the following: gastrointestinal disorders, migraine, chemotherapy treatment, congestive heart failure, deep X-ray or cobalt therapy, or following anaesthesia;
activate stomach contractions in conditions where there is a need to encourage normal passage of food through the stomach and intestines;
with X-rays to help diagnose problems of the stomach and/or intestines;
help with passing tubes into the intestine.

In young adults and children under 20 years this medicine is used to:

treat severe vomiting of known cause or following chemotherapy or radiation treatment;
help with passing tubes into the intestine;
as part of the premedication before surgical procedures.

This medicine works by blocking the action of a chemical in the brain which causes nausea and vomiting. It also acts in the stomach and upper intestine to increase muscle contractions.