September 8, 2009 - The First Available Orally Disintegrating Metoclopramide Tablet Designed to Offer Improved Convenience – Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for METOZOLV™ ODT (metoclopramide HCl) 5mg and 10mg orally disintegrating tablets. METOZOLV ODT is indicated for the relief of symptoms in adults associated with acute and recurrent diabetic gastroparesis and for the treatment of short–term therapy (4–12 weeks) for adults with symptomatic documented gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) who fail to respond to conventional therapyi."METOZOLV ODT is the first available treatment for both diabetic gastroparesis and symptomatic documented GERD that offers physicians and patients the similar safety and efficacy of metoclopramide with the added convenience of an orally disintegrating tablet formulation... Salix Pharmaceuticals' Press Release -
