primperan

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primperan (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Synonym of metoclopramide
    • 2015 May 8, Shih-Hao Wu et al., “The impact of physical fitness and body mass index in children on the development of acute mountain sickness: A prospective observational study”, in BMC Pediatrics[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      Treatments included acetaminophen for pain associated with headache, primperan for vomiting, acetazolamine plus descent to low altitude for severe discomfort, breathlessness, loss of balance, and pulmonary/cerebral oedema, and a delayed or stopped ascent for discomfort with no pulmonary/cerebral oedema.