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THE SIMPLE FACTSTM...Reglan (metoclopramide) is a neuroleptic drug used to treat a number of gastrointestinal conditions including diabetic gastric stasis and gastric reflux, or heartburn. Long term use of Reglan may be linked to some psychiatric and/or neurological disorders (e.g., tardive dyskinesia).
The FDA approved the neuroleptic drug Reglan for short-term (not long term use) treatment of the above mentioned gastrointestinal conditions. However, evidence shows that one-third of patients are prescribed the neuroleptic drug Reglan for longer than 12 weeks, which violates FDA recommendations.
Studies have shown that the long term use of the neuroleptic drug Reglan can cause Tardive Dyskinesia (serious side effect - symptoms include lip smacking, grimacing, tongue protrusion, rapid eye movements or blinking, puckering and pursing of the lips, movement disorder or impaired movement of the fingers) in as many as 27% of its long-term users. According to the FDA, more than 2 million people have taken the neuroleptic drug Reglan for some gastrointestinal disorders.
According to many reports, the neuroleptic drug Reglan may have a number of serious neurological disorder side effects, including Tardive Dyskinesia (from long term use). The FDA required the manufacturer to put a boxed warning (black box) about the neurological disorder - Tardive Dyskinesia - on the Reglan box in February 2009. For a summary of the black box warning for Reglan (metoclopramide), click here. To watch the FDA video on Reglan (metoclopramide), click here - FDA Video: Reglan.
If you are taking the neuroleptic drug Reglan, or know someone who is, and developed a neurological disorder or side effect, please speak to a doctor immediately.
For more information on Reglan and the possible
neurological disorder or side effect/effects (e.g., movement disorders - tardive dyskinesia (TD)) from long term use of the neuroleptic drug Reglan, click here.
Quite frankly, the simple factsTM about the neuroleptic drug Reglan and the possible injuries or other health complications (tardive dyskinesia, neurological disorders, movement disorder etc.) that may be caused by taking Reglan for prolonged periods or long term use are unacceptable.
We are investigating claims of neurological disorders, Tardive Dyskinesia and other movement disorders in connection with possible side effects and problems from the long term use of the neuroleptic drug Reglan.
We are here to help you protect your legal rights and the legal rights of your loved ones.
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