Dystonic Reactions in Children Caused by Metoclopramide

Dystonic reactions in children caused by metoclopramide.

Dystonic reactions to metoclopramide (maxolon).

METOCLOPRAMIDE has been used in the treatment of various gastro-intestinal disorders for over a decade. Dystonic reactions to metoclopramide have been reported previously by Casteels-Van Daele et al (1970) and also Witzel (1968). The symptoms of dystonia appeared in their patients following the administration of metoclopramide in doses exceeding 0.5 mg/kg body weight for longer than a 24-hour p...

Evaluation of type I drug hypersensitivity reactions caused by chemotherapy in hospitalized children

Background and Objective: Type I drug hypersensitivity reactions causes immune responses that could endanger life. Therefore this study was designed with the aim of evaluation and register reactions that caused by chemotherapy in hospitalized children in Rasoul Akram Hospital in 2015. Methods: This is a descriptive, cross sectional study. All statistical calculation was performed using the v...

Dystonic reactions to phenothiazine derivatives.

Phenothiazine derivatives are widely used and their toxic effects in adults are well recognized. They include dizziness, mild skin reactions, jaundice, motor restlessness, and occasionally neuromuscular reactions. Dystonia and symptoms resembling parkinsonism usually occur only at high dosages. These are well-recognized complications in mental hospitals when drugs are being used to treat psycho...

Extrapyramidal reactions with metoclopramide.

The epidemiology of extrapyramidal reactions to metoclopramide was studied by examining reports in the Adverse Reactions Register of the Committee on the Safety of Medicines and comparing these with prescribing figures by general practitioners in the United Kingdom for metoclopramide (Maxolon). In the period 1967-82 there were an estimated 15.9 million prescriptions and 479 reports of extrapyra...