• Bloating
  • Early satiety
  • Postprandial fullness
  • Upper abdominal pain or discomfort
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Anorexia
  • Heartburn
  • Non-ulcer dyspepsia

Dose: PO 50mg TDS OR 150mg OD

  • Tablet/capsule:
    • 50mg
    • 150mg

None remarkable

Prokinetic

It increases the level of acetylcholine concentration, increasing the peristalsis movement, thereby accelerating gastric emptying time and easing the movement of food through the entire GI tract. It also stops the sensation of vomiting/nausea by blocking the D2 receptors located in the chemoreceptor trigger zone.

  • Leukopenia
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Anaphylactic reaction
  • Increased prolactin level
  • Gynecomastia
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Tremor
  • Diarrhoea
  • Constipation
  • Increased saliva
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • GI bleeding
  • Lapp lactase deficiency
  • Galactose intolerance
  • Glucose-galactose malabsorption
  • Dicyclomine
  • Trihexiphenidyl
  • Ipratropium
  • Belladonna alkaloids
  • Benztropine mesylate
  • Flavoxate
  • Atropine
  • Scopolamine
  • Hyoscyamine

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Not recommended; weigh risk vs benefit
Breastfeeding Not recommended
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
GIT 150mg Capsule 10’s Medisel Kenya Medisel Kenya
Itoprid 50mg Tablet 30’s Cipla Ltd Imperial Managed
Itorcip 50mg Tablet 30’s Lords Healthcare Lords Healthcare
Itokine 150mg Capsule 10’s Krishna Chemists Krishna Chemists
Propride 150mg Capsule 30’s Medisel Kenya Medisel Kenya