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Gimoti™ (metoclopramide) is the first and only FDA-approved nasal spray for the relief of symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis in adults.

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Important Safety Information

What is GIMOTI™ (metoclopramide) nasal spray?

GIMOTI is a prescription medicine used for 2 to 8 weeks to relieve symptoms in adults with diabetes who have irregular or slow stomach emptying.

GIMOTI is not recommended for use in children.

Important facts about GIMOTI

This is a summary of important information you need to know about GIMOTI. This information does not take the place of talking with your healthcare provider about your medical condition or your treatment.

What are the possible serious side effects of GIMOTI?

Tardive dyskinesia (TD): Abnormal muscle movements, mostly in the face muscles. You cannot control these movements, and they may not go away even after stopping GIMOTI. Your chances of getting TD increase

  • The longer you take metoclopramide and the more metoclopramide you take. You should not take GIMOTI for more than 12 weeks at a time
  • If you are older, especially if you are an older woman
  • Because you have diabetes

Call your healthcare provider right away if you get movements you cannot stop or control, such as

  • Lip smacking, chewing, or puckering up your mouth
  • Frowning or scowling
  • Sticking out your tongue
  • Blinking and moving your eyes
  • Shaking of your arms and legs

Who should not take GIMOTI?

Do not use GIMOTI if you

  • Have a history of TD or have a problem controlling your muscles and movements after taking GIMOTI or a medicine that works like GIMOTI
  • Have a type of tumor that can cause high blood pressure, such as pheochromocytoma
  • Have epilepsy (seizures)

What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before starting GIMOTI?

Tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, especially if you have

  • Diabetes and are taking insulin
  • Problems controlling your muscle movements after taking any medicine
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Kidney or liver disease
  • Depression or mental illness
  • High blood pressure
  • Heart failure or heart rhythm problems
  • Breast cancer

Also tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed, or drink alcohol.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Tell your healthcare provider before you start or stop any other medicines.

Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take

  • Another medicine that contains metoclopramide, such as REGLAN® tablets
  • Medicine for Parkinson's disease
  • Blood pressure medicine
  • Medicine for depression, especially a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)
  • Antipsychotic medicine used to treat mental illness, such as schizophrenia
  • Insulin
  • Medicines that can make you sleepy, such as anxiety medicines, sleep medicines, and narcotics

What should I avoid while taking GIMOTI?

  • Do not drink alcohol while taking GIMOTI
  • Do not drive, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how GIMOTI affects you. GIMOTI may cause sleepiness or dizziness

What are other possible side effects of GIMOTI?

  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) – a very rare but very serious condition. NMS can lead to death and must be treated in a hospital
  • Depression, thoughts about suicide, and suicide
  • High blood pressure
  • Too much body water
  • Increased prolactin

Call your healthcare provider and get medical help right away if you

  • Feel depressed or have thoughts about hurting or killing yourself
  • Have high fever, stiff muscles, problems thinking, very fast or uneven heartbeat, and/or increased sweating
  • Have muscle movements that you cannot stop or control
  • Have muscle movements that are new or unusual

The most common side effects of GIMOTI include

  • Unpleasant taste after dosing
  • Headache
  • Tiredness

These are not all the possible side effects of GIMOTI. Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects.

This information should not take the place of you talking with your doctor or healthcare professional. If you have any questions about your condition, or if you would like more information about GIMOTI, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Only you and your healthcare professional can decide if GIMOTI is right for you.

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GIMOTI is a trademark of Evoke Pharma.