1977British Journal of Clinical PharmacologyOpen access

The effect of metoclopramide on neonatal gastric emptying.

I Blumenthal, Christos Costalos

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1 The effect of metoclopramide on gastric emptying was studied on twenty-five occasions in fifteen low birth weight babies. 2 The serial test-meal technique was used. 3 The results indicate that metoclopramide does not promote gastric emptying in the newborn period.

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1 The effect of metoclopramide on gastric emptying was studied on twenty-five occasions in fifteen low birth weight babies. 2 The serial test-meal technique was used. 3 The results indicate that metoclopramide does not promote gastric emptying in the newborn period.

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1 The effect of metoclopramide on gastric emptying was studied on twenty-five occasions in fifteen low birth weight babies. 2 The serial test-meal technique was used. 3 The results indicate that metoclopramide does not promote gastric emptying in the newborn period.

Key concepts: Metoclopramide, Gastric emptying, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal medicine, Stomach, Anesthesia, Vomiting

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