Domperidone provided safe long-term symptom relief for gastroparesis, with 36% of patients (298 of 827) continuing treatment for a mean of 7.6 years and reporting moderate improvement.
Does long-term domperidone improve symptoms in patients with gastroparesis?
Long-term domperidone treatment is effective and safe for symptom management in select patients with gastroparesis.
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In this study of patients treated with long term domperidone for symptoms of gastroparesis, 298 of 827 (36%) patients continued treatment for a mean of 7.6 years with patients reporting being moderately better. Thus, in select patients, domperidone treatment is an effective long-term treatment for symptoms of gastroparesis, able to be safely administered with careful patient monitoring.
Parkman et al. (Wed,) reported a other. Domperidone provided safe long-term symptom relief for gastroparesis, with 36% of patients (298 of 827) continuing treatment for a mean of 7.6 years and reporting moderate improvement.