Product information
About Velopiride
Velopiride contains levosulpiride, a medicine that stimulates the movement of the stomach and gut.
Velopiride is used for digestive disorders where gut movement needs to be stimulated, such as functional dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting, and diabetic gastroparesis (slow emptying of the stomach).
Velopiride is for adults. It is not recommended for children and adolescents under 18 years.
How to use
Take Velopiride exactly as your doctor has told you, at least 20 minutes before meals.
- Swallow the tablet whole with water. Do not break or chew it.
- For the 25 mg tablet, the usual adult dose is one tablet three times a day (75 mg a day). Your doctor will decide the dose for the 50 mg tablet.
- Your doctor will decide how long you need to take Velopiride.
Older people and people with kidney problems may need a lower dose, so follow your doctor's advice.
Composition
- Velopiride 25 mg
- Each tablet contains levosulpiride 25 mg.
- Velopiride 50 mg
- Each tablet contains levosulpiride 50 mg.
- Pack sizes
- Pack of 20 tablets.
Side effects and warnings
Like all medicines, Velopiride can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Reported effects include drowsiness, trouble sleeping, dizziness, tiredness, weight gain, and breast swelling or tenderness, milk discharge and changes in periods.
- Do not take Velopiride if you are allergic to levosulpiride or any of the other ingredients.
- Do not take Velopiride if you have epilepsy, a manic condition, phaeochromocytoma, a prolactin-dependent tumour (such as breast cancer), or bleeding, a blockage or a tear (perforation) in the stomach or gut.
- Do not take Velopiride with levodopa.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems, a long QT interval, or a history of stroke or blood clots, or if you take other medicines that affect heart rhythm or antipsychotic medicines.
- Stop taking Velopiride and see a doctor straight away if you get a high fever with stiff muscles, confusion or sweating, or unusual movements such as restlessness, tremor or stiffness.
- Velopiride must not be used during pregnancy or breast-feeding.
- Velopiride can make you drowsy. Do not drive or use machines until you know how it affects you.
Always read the patient information leaflet in the pack. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.