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The FDA warning listed several brand names of metoclopramide-containing products, that may lead to Tardive Dyskinesia and they include.
Although many different brand names have hit the market in recent years that are intended to help manage these problems, there appears to be one ingredient above others that is used in these products – metoclopramide.
Recent reports have come about that highlight a potential link between patients who use these Reglan products and the development of a condition known as tardive dyskinesia.
Tardive Dyskinesia Condition:
This condition is one that features the following common symptoms, according to a public health warning recently issued by the FA:
Unfortunately, these symptoms are rarely reversible and there is no accepted treatment for them at this time.
FDA Warning for Metoclopramide:
When a substance draws unwanted attention in cases such as this one, the FDA has a few remedies available. At this point, two have been executed. The first is the requirement of a ‘black box warning’ that’s to be affixed to all products containing metoclopramide that must detail the risk described above. The second remedy is the requirement that a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy, or REMS, be done. The REMS is designed to weigh the risks vs. the reward of using this product and to provide additional warning to users of these products.
Metoclopramide (Generic name for Reglan)
Metoclopramide is a substance that helps to speed the movement of a patient’s stomach muscles, thereby shortening the time in which it takes for the stomach contents to empty into the intestines. Unfortunately, it also appears that metoclopramide is the ingredient that’s been linked to the development of serious problems in those who have used these substances.
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