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antiemetic drug - a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting

dimenhydrinate, Dramamine - antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness

Emetrol - trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor

medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

prochlorperazine - antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting

Phenergan, promethazine - antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness

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Selection of antiemetic drug is dependent upon its efficacy, safety and ease of dosing.

COMPARISION OF PRE-OPERATIVE ONDANSETRON VERSUS COMBINATION OF DEXAMETHASONE AND ONDANSETRON FOR POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN ELECTIVE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

If approved for marketing by the FDA, BEKINDA 24 mg could become the first 5-HT3 antiemetic drug in the U.S.

RedHill Biopharma announces oral presentations on BEKINDA 24 mg at SAEM meeting

The results of the present study indicated that the prophylactic infusion of low doses of ephedrine (10 mg) and phenylephrine (125 [micro]g) before spinal anesthesia for cesarean section, caused a significant decrease in the frequency and severity of maternal hypotension, need for vasoactive drugs, nausea, vomiting, need for antiemetic drug, and an increase in the Apgar score of neonates.

The Effect of Prophylactic Infusion of Combined Ephedrin and Phenylephrine on Maternal Hemodynamic after Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section: A Randomized Clinical Trial

M2 PHARMA-June 27, 2017-Global Antiemetic Drug Market to Grow at a CAGR of 6%, 2017-2021, Research and Markets Forecasts

Global Antiemetic Drug Market to Grow at a CAGR of 6%, 2017-2021, Research and Markets Forecasts

While cannabis can cause addiction, it is ranked less addictive than tobacco, alcohol and another antiemetic drug also used for recreational purposes, ketamine (Nutt et al 2007).

A review for Australian nurses: cannabis use for anti-emesis among terminally ill patients in Australia

At the end of the surgery, each patient received one kind of intravenous antiemetic drug including the combination of dexamethasone 8 mg and metoclopramide 10 mg [5], ondansetron 8 mg [6], or metoclopramide 10 mg alone.

Predictive Factors for a Long Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

All patients received an antiemetic drug on the first day of each chemotherapy cycle.

Ginger decreases chemotherapy-induced nausea

The antiemetic drug rolapitant (Varubi) is used, in combination with other antiemetics, for patients receiving antineoplastics.

A review of 2015 drug approvals

"The adjunctive use of the disposable, noninvasive Pressure Right P6 stimulation strip enhanced the emetic efficacy of the most frequently used Zofran and Dexamethasone prophylactic antiemetic drug combination..."

Can We Afford More of the Same? Despite Prevention Drugs, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Still Remains a Very Distressing Complication Following Surgery

The product is a proprietary, extended-release, once-daily oral pill formulation of the antiemetic drug, ondansetron, targeting multiple gastrointestinal indications.

RedHill Biopharma concludes first-in-man pharmacokinetic study of BEKINDA 12 mg formulation