Reglan (metoclopramide) Alcohol, Food & Lifestyle Interactions

There are 2 food and lifestyle interactions with Reglan (metoclopramide) which include:

GENERALLY AVOID: Alcohol may potentiate some of the pharmacologic effects of CNS-active agents. Use in combination may result in additive central nervous system depression and impairment of judgment, thinking, and psychomotor skills.

MANAGEMENT: Patients receiving CNS-active agents should be warned of this interaction and advised to avoid or limit consumption of alcohol. Ambulatory patients should be counseled to avoid hazardous activities requiring complete mental alertness and motor coordination until they know how these agents affect them, and to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.

metoclopramide - hypertension

In a study involving patients with essential hypertension, intravenously administered metoclopramide was shown to induce the release of catecholamines. Therapy with metoclopramide should be administered cautiously in patients with hypertension because of potential increases in blood pressure.

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Reglan (metoclopramide) drug Interactions

There are 514 drug interactions with Reglan (metoclopramide)

Reglan (metoclopramide) disease Interactions

There are 10 disease interactions with Reglan (metoclopramide) which include:

Depression Gastrointestinal Disorders Nms Pheochromocytoma Seizures

Tardive Dyskinesia Fluid Retention Hypertension Parkinsonism Renal Dysfunction

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