TABLE 1

Medications to Discontinue 48–72 h Before Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy (1,3)

Class of agentGeneric medication name
ProkineticsMetoclopramide
Cisapride
Domperidone
Erythromycin
Anticholinergics/antispasmodicsDicyclomine
Donnatal
Hyoscyamine
Glycopyrrolate
Opiate analgesicsMeperidine
Codeine
Morphine, oxycodone
Antidepressants
Calcium channel blockers
Gastric acid suppressants/aluminum-containing antacids
Laxatives*
Agents that may affect gastric emptyingAtropine
Nifedipine progesterone
Octreotide
Theophylline
Benzodiazepine phenylamine
  • * Discontinue for 24 h beforehand.