METOCLON TAB
METOCLON Tablet – Antiemetic & Gastroprokinetic Medicine for Nausea, Vomiting & Digestive Motility (Metoclopramide)
📄 Product Description
METOCLON Tab is a prokinetic and anti-nausea medicine containing metoclopramide as its active ingredient. It works by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain’s vomiting center and enhancing movement of the stomach and intestines — helping relieve symptoms like nausea, vomiting, delayed gastric emptying, heartburn and related digestive discomfort. This tablet is widely used in conditions where speeding up gastric emptying or reducing nausea and vomiting is desired.
🧴 Uses
✔ Helps prevent and treat nausea and vomiting, including that caused by chemotherapy, surgery, or other conditions.
✔ Improves gastric motility and accelerates stomach emptying (helpful in gastroparesis).
✔ Used for gastroesophageal reflux symptoms and heartburn.
✔ Can be used before certain diagnostic procedures to clear the stomach.
🌟 Benefits
✨ Effective Antiemetic: Helps reduce nausea and vomiting by acting on the brain’s chemoreceptor trigger zone.
✨ Prokinetic Action: Enhances gastrointestinal motility for faster digestion and reduced bloating.
✨ Convenient Tablet Form: Easy to take and suitable for adults under medical guidance.
✨ Widely Available: Commonly stocked in pharmacies in tablet form.
⚠️ Possible Side Effects
Like all medicines, METOCLON may cause side effects — some common, others more serious:
• Drowsiness, fatigue, dizziness
• Restlessness or agitation
• Diarrhea
• Extrapyramidal reactions (involuntary muscle movements, tremors) with higher or prolonged use
• Rarely, tardive dyskinesia (serious movement disorder) if used long-term beyond recommended duration
Precautions:
• Should be used as directed by a healthcare provider.
• Not recommended for long-term use (usually ≤ 12 weeks) due to neurological risk.
• Avoid alcohol while taking this medicine.
• Use caution in patients with neurological disorders, kidney or liver impairment, or certain gastrointestinal conditions.
🧠 How It Works
Metoclon’s active ingredient metoclopramide HCl works by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain’s vomiting center and increasing the effects of acetylcholine in the GI tract, which stimulates stomach and intestinal motion and reduces symptoms of nausea and acid reflux.
🏭 Manufacturer & Brand
Marketed By: Indus Pharma (Pvt) Ltd — a pharmaceutical company offering METOCLON tablets and other metoclopramide forms like syrup and injection in the Pakistani market.
