Antiemetic
Antiemetic
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<catset>Category="Antiemetics"</catset>An <b>antiemetic</b> is a <a href="Medication">drug</a> that is effective against <a href="Vomiting">vomiting</a> and <a href="Nausea">Nausea</a>. Antiemetics are typically used to treat <a href="Motion sickness">Motion sickness</a> and the <a href="Side-effect">side effects</a> of <a href="Opioid">Opioid</a> <a href="Analgesic">analgesics</a> and <a href="Chemotherapy">Chemotherapy</a> directed against <a href="Cancer">Cancer</a>.<p>Antiemetics include:<ul><li><a href="Serotonin">5-Hydroxytryptamine</a> antagonists <ul> <li> <a href="Dolasetron">Dolasetron</a> <li> <a href="Granisetron">Granisetron</a> <li> <a href="Ondansetron">Ondansetron</a> <li> Tropisetron </ul> <li><a href="Dopamine antagonist">Dopamine antagonists</a> <ul> <li><a href="Domperidone">Domperidone</a> <li>Droperidol, <a href="Haloperidol">Haloperidol</a>, <a href="Chlorpromazine">Chlorpromazine</a> <li> <a href="Metoclopramide">Metoclopramide</a> </ul> <li> <a href="Antihistamine">Antihistamines</a> (5HT2 receptor antagonists) <ul> <li> Cyclizine <li> <a href="Diphenhydramine">Diphenhydramine</a> <li> <a href="Dimenhydrinate">Dimenhydrinate</a> </ul> <li><a href="Cannabinoids">Cannabinoids</a> <ul> <li><a href="Medical cannabis">Marijuana</a> <li><a href="Marinol">Marinol</a> </ul> </ul><p><i>See also</i>: <a href="Vomiting">emetic</a>.