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Antiemetic agents

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Emetic contraindications corrosive mineral acids that have been ingested, lead to potential serious damage. When a pt is comatose, semicomatose, or show signs of convulsing. Or when antidote to the poisioning is available
Antiemetica agents help with N/V. to decrease local response to stimuli that are being sent to the medulla to induce vomiting or centrally, to directly block the CTZ or suppress the vomiting center
phenothiazines are recommended to help with N/V associated with anestheia, sever vomiting, intractable hiccoughs.
anticholinergics that act as antihistamines for N/V that involve motion sickness or vestibular (inner ear) problems.
5-Ht3 Receptor blockers help with N/V associated with emetogenic chemotherapy
Phenothiazines cholrpromazine (Thorazine), prochlorperazine (Compazine), promethazine (Phenergan) triflupromazine (Versprin)
Nonphenothiazine metoclopropamide (Reglan)
Anticholinergics/Antihistamines meclizine (Antivert)
5-Ht3 Receptor blockers granisetron (Kytril)
Miscellaneous drugs dronabinol (Marinol)
chlorpromazine (Thorazine) Treatment of N/V ass w/anesthesia and intractable hiccoughs
prochlorperazine (Compazine) Treatment of N/V ass w/anesthesia
promethazine (Phenergan) Prevention of N/V ass w/anesthesia and surgery, highly irritating to the vein
triflupromazine (Vesprin) control of sever N/V
metoclopropamide (Reglan) treatment of N/V related to chemical stimulations of the chemorecptor trigger zone
meclizine (Antivert) treatment of N/V ass w/motion sickness
granisetron (Kytil) treatment of sever N/V ass w/emetogenic chemotherapy
ondansetron (Zofran) treatment of sever N/V
dronabinol (Marinol) managment of N/V ass w/cancer chemotheapy
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