Motilium
Motilium 10mg tablets contain domperidone for nausea and vomiting, listed here in packs of 30 to 360 tablets as a generic version of the brand.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10mg | 30 tablets | $28.80 | $0.96 |
| 10mg | 60 tablets | $52.80 | $0.88 |
| 10mg | 90 tablets | $62.10 | $0.69 |
| 10mg | 120 tablets | $72.00 | $0.60 |
| 10mg | 180 tablets | $91.80 | $0.51 |
| 10mg | 240 tablets | $117.60 | $0.49 |
| 10mg | 360 tablets | $165.60 | $0.46 |
- Category
- Digestive Health
- Active ingredient
- Domperidone
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 10mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Nausea · Vomiting · Gastroparesis
- Therapeutic Class
- Antiemetic, Prokinetic
- Pharmacological Class
- Dopamine antagonist
- Minor Side Effects
- Dry mouth, Headache
- Moderate Side Effects
- Abdominal cramps
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- Janssen
- Onset Time
- 30-60 minutes
- Duration
- 6-8 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- Ketoconazole, Erythromycin
- Age Restrictions
- Limited use in children; consult specialist.
What you will receive
Motilium is the originator brand name, made by Janssen. We use it to identify the medicine; the pack you receive is a generic equivalent, not the original Motilium.
- The same active ingredient (Domperidone) at the same strength.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
FAQ
Which Motilium strengths and pack sizes can I order?
Motilium comes as 10mg tablets. You can order packs of 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240 or 360 tablets. The pack contains generic domperidone, not the original Motilium. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
Can Motilium be delivered discreetly to Hong Kong?
Every Motilium order ships in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing on the outside about the contents. If your parcel does not arrive within the delivery window or arrives damaged, it is sent again free, or refunded if that is not possible. Support answers 24/7 in English and Cantonese by live chat.
What other names is domperidone sold under?
Motilium is a brand name of domperidone, which is also sold as Domstal. Here, domperidone can be bought online as generic Motilium, and also as domperidone tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
How long does Motilium take to work?
Nausea usually eases about 30 to 60 minutes after a tablet. Domperidone can be taken when you need it, up to three times a day, so another dose is possible later in the day if the sickness comes back.
Does Motilium make you sleepy?
It is unlikely to. Domperidone works on the muscles of the stomach and gut rather than on the brain, so it does not usually bring on the drowsiness that some older anti-sickness medicines do. Dry mouth and headache are the effects people report more often.
How does Motilium differ from metoclopramide?
Both are anti-sickness medicines that help the stomach empty, but metoclopramide also acts on the brain. That is why metoclopramide can cause drowsiness and, with long use, unusual movements of the face and tongue. Domperidone stays mostly in the gut, so those effects are much less common.
How long can I keep taking Motilium?
Courses are kept short, usually a few days and rarely more than about a week. If the nausea keeps returning once a course finishes, more tablets are not the answer; the reason behind it is what needs sorting out.
About Motilium
What Motilium tablets do
Motilium is the familiar brand name for domperidone, and this listing is 10mg domperidone tablets. They are an anti-sickness medicine, used for nausea and vomiting, including the queasy, over-full feeling that comes with slow stomach emptying (gastroparesis). Domperidone tightens the muscle at the top of the stomach and relaxes the muscle at the bottom, so the stomach empties in a steadier rhythm and food is less likely to come back up.
Taking your tablets
One tablet up to three times a day, ideally 15 to 30 minutes before a meal so it is already working by the time food arrives. Most people need it for a few days only, and the smallest dose that settles the nausea is the one to stay on. A missed dose is best left out rather than doubled up at the next mealtime. Keep the blister strips somewhere dry and out of direct sunlight.
Side effects worth knowing
Dry mouth is the effect people notice most, and it usually eases by itself. Headache and stomach cramps turn up too. Domperidone also nudges up a hormone called prolactin, which can occasionally cause breast tenderness or a milky discharge. The one to act on quickly is a change in heart rhythm: a racing, pounding or irregular heartbeat, or a faint, needs urgent treatment. Swelling of the face, lips or tongue points to a severe allergic reaction and needs urgent help as well.
What not to mix with it
Some antifungals (ketoconazole, itraconazole) and some antibiotics (clarithromycin, erythromycin) alter the way the body clears domperidone, and other medicines can pull heart rhythm in the same direction. Taken alongside domperidone, they raise the chance of a rhythm problem. Domperidone is also not used by people with a heart rhythm condition called prolonged QT interval (an abnormal pattern on a heart trace), a liver problem, or a blockage, bleed or perforation in the stomach or gut.
Motilium or plain domperidone?
Both are domperidone 10mg in tablet form; the difference is the brand name. The same medicine appears on this site as Domperidone, and the domperidone page covers the ingredient in more depth.
Sources
- About domperidone - NHS — National Health Service
- Domperidone 1mg/ml Oral Suspension - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) - (emc) — electronic medicines compendium (emc) / Zentiva