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ANTIEMETICS AND ANTINAUSEANTS
Onconews.org provides news on cancer research. This section, which includes profiles on medicines that may or not be cancer-related is in beta form. If things run smoothly we will be releasing a new format late in the summer of 2006. In the meantime, thank you for your patience.
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| Aprepitant | | For the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including high-dose cisplatin (in combination with other antiemetic agents). |
| Dolasetron | | For the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with moderately-emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including initial and repeat courses and prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting |
| Dronabinol | | |
| Ondansetron | | For treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| Palonosetron | | For the treatment of aausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy |
| Scopolamine | | Excessive salivation; Colicky abdominal pain; Bradycardia; Sialorrhoea; Diverticulitis; Irritable bowel syndrome; Motion sickness |
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