Although acupuncture has a significant clinical benefit, the mechanism of acupuncture remains unclear. Vasopressin, a posterior pituitary hormone, is involved in nausea and vomiting in humans and dogs. To investigate the antiemetic effects of acupuncture on vasopressin-induced emesis, gastroduodenal motor activity and the frequency of retching and vomiting were simultaneously recorded in consci...

EMETIC AND ANTIEMETIC DRUGS 4.1. Neuroleptics 4.1.1. Phenothiazines 4.1.2. Butyrophenones and Related Compounds 4.1.3. Substituted Benzamides; Metoclopramide. Sulpiride and Others 4.2. Antihistamines 4.3. Miscellaneous Antiemetic Drugs 4.3.1. 4.3.2. 4.3.3. 4.3.4. 4.3.5. 4.3.6. 4.3.7. 4.3.8. 4.3.9. 4.3.10. Cannabinoids Steroids Domperidone Anxiolytics and Sedatives Analgesics Tricyclic Antidepre...

For various diseases clinicians have to combine different drugs or interventions when a single drug or intervention does not lead to satisfactory results. However, quantifying the relative benefit of certain drugs or interventions when given alone and in combination under controlled conditions requires a complex factorial design. This paper describes such a method applied to a large multicenter...

PURPOSE Dexamethasone is a mainstay antiemetic regimen for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the incidence of and factors associated with steroid-induced diabetes in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy with dexamethasone as an antiemetic. MATERIALS AND METHODS Non-diabetic patients with newly diagnosed gastrointestinal can...

Objective: To describe the prescribing trends of antiemetics in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), assess adherence to American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines, and evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed antiemetics. Additionally, we also sought to explore barriers that hinder clinical practice guideline (CPG) implementation. Methods: One hundred fifty-five patien...

The judicious use of antiemetic treatment has made chemotherapy tolerable for a considerable number of patients.' As the dosage of antiemetic drugs is increased, however, so side effects-particularly in the central nervous system-are bound to increase in incidence and severity. We report the occurrence of seizures in four patients treated with high dose intravenous domperidone as prophylaxis ag...

THE GOAL OF ANTIEMETIC therapy is to prevent nausea and vomiting completely. This goal is achieved for many patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy, and is based on clinical and basic research that has steadily improved the control of emesis over the last 20 years. As therapy has become more effective, it has also become safer, with few side effects associated with the most commonl...