metoclopramide (met-oh-kloe-pra-mide) Gimoti, Metonia, Reglan Classification Therapeutic: antiemetics Route/Dosage Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting IV (Adults and Children): 1–2 mg/kg 30 min before chemotherapy. Additional doses of 1–2 mg/kg may be given every 2–4 hr, pretreatment with diphenhydramine will ? the risk of extrapyramidal reactions to this dose.
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