Metoclopramide, to exercise the aforementioned activities, can be administered both orally (tablets, granules and effervescent tablets, syrup), and parenterally (solution for injection).
Some metoclopramide-based medicines are classified as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, therefore, their free sale is allowed; others, on the other hand, in order to be dispensed require presentation of a repeatable medical prescription (RR). Some of these medicines are classified as class A drugs, therefore, when possible, they can be dispensed at the expense of the National Health System (NHS); others, on the other hand, are classified as class C drugs, so their cost is entirely borne by the citizen.
The aforementioned difference in the classification and method of dispensing of medicines (OTC vs drugs that require a medical prescription) depends above all on the dose of active ingredient contained in them and on the route of administration through which the drug must be taken.
Finally, it should be noted that there are drugs based on metoclopramide whose use is reserved for the hospital setting.
