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 and chemotherapy directed against cancer.
Antiemetics include:
- 5HT3 receptor (type of serotonin receptor) antagonists
- * Dolasetron
- * Granisetron
- * Ondansetron
- * Tropisetron
- Dopamine antagonists
- *Domperidone
- *Droperidol, Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine, Promethazine
- * metoclopramide
- Antihistamines (H1 histamine receptor antagonists)
- * Cyclizine
- * Diphenhydramine
- * Dimenhydrinate
- * Meclizine
- Cannabinoids
- *Cannabis
- *Marinol
See also
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