Metoclopramide Oral Solution and Nelfinavir Mesylate

• Generic Name: metoclopramide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Metozolv ODT, Reglan

• This medicine is not approved for use in children. However, the doctor may decide the benefits of taking metoclopramide oral solution outweigh the risks. If your child has been given metoclopramide oral solution, ask the doctor for information about the benefits and risks. Talk with the doctor if you have questions about giving metoclopramide oral solution to your child.

• Generic Name: nelfinavir
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Viracept

Treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults, adolescents, and pediatric patients ≥2 years of age; usually used in conjunction with 2 HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs).

Experts state nelfinavir not recommended for initial treatment regimens in antiretroviral-naive adults and adolescents because of inferior virologic efficacy and high incidence of diarrhea.

For initial treatment in antiretroviral-naive pediatric patients, experts state nelfinavir in conjunction with 2 NRTIs can be considered in children ≥2 years of age, but only in special circumstances when preferred or alternative regimens cannot be used. Safety and efficacy not established in those <2 years of age, and not recommended in this age group because of insufficient data.