Antiemetic medication Flashcards
1
Q
Name 3 medications/groups of medications that can be used as antiemetics
A
- Antihistamines (H1 receptor antagonists)
- Phenothiazines + other antipsychotic drugs
- Metoclopramide hydrochloride
- Domperidone
- 5HT3-receptor antagonists
- Dexamethasone (corticosteroid)
- Neurokinin 1-receptor antagonists
- Antimuscarinics i.e. hyoscine hydrobromide
2
Q
Name an antihistamine that can be used as an antiemetic
A
- Cinnarizine
- Cyclizine
- Promethazine hydrochloride
3
Q
Name a dopamine antagonist that can be used as an antiemetic
A
- Chlorpromazine hydrochloride, prochlorperazine (phenothiazines)
- Haloperidol
- Metoclopramide
- Domperidone
4
Q
Name a 5HT3-receptor antagonist that can be used as an antiemetic
A
- Granisetron
- Ondansetron
- Palonosetron
5
Q
What antiemetic is most commonly used for chemotherapy related nausea and vomiting?
A
5HT3 antagonists i.e. ondansetron
6
Q
What antiemetic is most commonly used for post surgical nausea?
A
H1 receptor antagonist
7
Q
What antiemetic is most commonly used for motion sickness?
A
Antimuscarinics i.e. hyoscine hydrobromide. Cyclizine and promethazine also used
