Clinical Psychiatry News - Metoclopramide treats Tourette’s.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)

A daily dose of metoclopramide decreased tic severity by 38.7% in children aged 7-18 years with Tourette’s disorder, compared with a 12.6% reduction in a placebo group, reported Rob Nicholson, M.D., of the University of Western Ontario in London, and his colleagues.

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In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 27 children, 14 received metoclopramide starting at 5 mg daily, titrated as needed to a …

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