title: Methemoglobinemia associated with metoclopramide therapy in a neonate.
abstract: With the removal of cisapride from the U.S. market, practitioners have increasingly used other medications, such as metoclopramide, to treat gastroesophageal reflux in pediatric patients. We describe the case of a neonate who developed methemoglobinemia after receiving metoclopramide at doses slightly above the recommended age-appropriate dosage. Health care providers should be aware of this potentially serious side effect in young infants who receive this medication.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
authors.forename: Kristine G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Laura P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: James
keywords: methemoglobinemia; metoclopramide; neonate