Dosage ; 10mg TID or QID 15-30min before meals.
Children: Nausea and vomiting following cytotoxic therapy or radiotherapy only, 200-400mcg/kg every 4-8 hours.
| Brand Name | Manufacturer Name | Distributor | Drug Strength | Packaging | Formulation | Formulation Strength | Price |
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| Deflux | Beximco Pharma | Madawa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 10mg | 100 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 1,564.00 |
| Deflux | Beximco Pharma | Madawa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 10mg | 100ml | Syrup | per 5ML | KES 192.00 |
| Domstal | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Medox Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 10mg | 50 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 470.00 |
| Domstal | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Medox Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 1mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 180.00 |
| Lockit | Universal Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Europa Healthcare Ltd. | 10mg | 20 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 102.00 |
| Lockit | Universal Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Europa Healthcare Ltd. | 5mg | 30ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 67.00 |
| Motil | Medicraft Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Three Pyramids Company Limited | 10mg | 10 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 54.00 |
| Motinorm | GlaxoSmithkline | GlaxoSmithKline | 10mg | 10 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 142.00 |
| Prodom | Wallace Manufacturing Chem. | Sai Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 10mg | 10 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 92.00 |
| Prodom | Wallace Manufacturing Chem. | Sai Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 10mg | 10ml | Drops | KES 121.00 | |
| Rabipon DSR | Prism Life Sciences | Galaxy Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 20mg/30mg | 10 | Capsule | per capsule | KES 330 |
| Vomitin | GVS Labs (See also Bliss GVS) | Pan Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 10mg | 5 | Suppositories | KES 140.00 | |
| Vomitin | GVS Labs (See also Bliss GVS) | Pan Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 30mg | 5 | Suppositories | KES 150.00 | |
| Domperon | Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Cadila Pharmaceuticals (EA) | 10mg | 100 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 900.00 |
| Don-A | Acme Laboratories Ltd | Unisel Pharma (K) Ltd. | 10mg | 30 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 200.00 |
| Don-A | Acme Laboratories Ltd | Unisel Pharma (K) Ltd. | 10mg | 100 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 4,200.00 |
| Peptomet | Remedica Ltd. | Twokay Chemicals Ltd | 10mg | 30 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 420.00 |
| Ridon | Eskayef Bangladesh Limited | Umoja Pharmaceutical s Limited. | 10mg | 100 | Tablet | per tablet | KES 522.00 |
| Ridon | Eskayef Bangladesh Limited | Umoja Pharmaceutical s Limited. | 1mg | 60ml | Suspension | per 5ML | KES 250.00 |
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| Drug Indication | Dyspepsia; sense of fullness; abdominal distension; upper abdominal pain; eructation; flatulence; nausea and vomiting. |
| Precautions | Pregnancy and lactation; renal impairment; hepatic impairment; possibility of fluid retention. |
| Contra-Indications | Prolactin releasing tumour; intestinal obstruction; immediate after surgery; not recommended for infants under 1 year. |
| Side Effects | Raised prolactin concentrations hence likelihood of having gynaecomastia and galactorrhoea; reduced libido; hypersensitivity reactions; hypertensive crisis with phaeochromocytoma. |
| Dosage | 10mg TID or QID 15-30min before meals. Children: Nausea and vomiting following cytotoxic therapy or radiotherapy only, 200-400mcg/kg every 4-8 hours. |
| Pregnancy Category | Category B2 |
| Pregnancy Category Description | Drugs which have been taken by only a small number of pregnant women and women of child-bearing age with no any established rise in the frequency of malformations or other direct or indirect detrimental effects on the foetus having been noted. Studies in animals are inadequate or lacking but available data show no evi-dence of an increased occurrence of foetal damage. Studies in animals are inadequate or lacking but available data show no evi-dence of an increased occurrence of foetal damage. |