antiemetic
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An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea. Antiemetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics, general anaesthetics, and chemotherapy directed against cancer. They may be used for severe cases of gastroenteritis, especially if the patient is dehydrated.
Research
176,962 papers- Optimizing antiemetic therapy for children undergoing chemotherapy.Journal of pediatric nursing · 2022
- Antiemetic prophylaxis regimens in haematologic malignancies patients undergoing a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Which is the best standard of care? A systematic review.European journal of haematology · 2024
- Antiemetic Drug Use in Children: What the Clinician Needs to Know.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2019
- Antiemetic therapy.Seminars in oncology · 1998
- Antiemetic therapy for non-anthracycline and cyclophosphamide moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2017
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An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea. Antiemetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics, general anaesthetics, and chemotherapy directed against cancer. They may be used for severe cases of gastroenteritis, especially if the patient is dehydrated.
Some antiemetics previously thought to cause birth defects appear safe for use by pregnant women in the treatment of morning sickness and the more serious hyperemesis gravidarum.
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