Nausea and vomiting remain among the most feared side effects of chemotherapy for cancer patients. Significant progress has been made in the last 15 years in developing more effective and better ...

The FDA has also approved the use of three synthetic cannabinoids for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea: Anti-nausea medications have a place in treatment for children, but it is best ...

Chemotherapy is a powerful cancer medication ... Strategies for side-effect management include using the prescribed anti-nausea medications as directed, and practicing good sleep hygiene to ...

Intestinal microbes that survive chemo can rid the gut of excess chemo drugs and produce a vitamin that helps to stem nausea.

New evidence supports olanzapine-containing regimens as highly effective in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Pharmacists and doctors say they've dealt with restrictions on anti-nausea drugs like ondansetron for ... “Over four or five months of chemotherapy, you’re fighting for dimes and nickels ...

Some women are so affected by chemotherapy nausea that ... "It doesn't replace other anti-nausea drugs, but rather works well in combination with them. With these other medications alone, patients ...

CHS leads to severe nausea and vomiting that doesn't respond to typical anti-nausea drugs. Also, using cannabis for at least 1-2 weeks can cause dependence. When sprayed into the mouth ...

These results support a role for endogenous opiates in regulating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, and further, suggest that narcotic agents may lye effective anti-emetics in, this setting.

In all three studies, antiemetic treatment ... based chemotherapy. Despite the improved outcome, however, 50% of patients on the investigational arm still had some degree of nausea or vomiting ...