Nausea/vomiting

Treat cause + correct dehydration/electrolytes
Choose antiemetic by mechanism/context
5-HT3 antagonists are versatile and nonsedating
Dopamine/H1/M1 blockers add sedation/EPS/antimuscarinic effects
Pregnancy, migraine, gastroparesis + chemotherapy differ
Persistent vomiting needs obstruction/CNS/metabolic evaluation

Use at a glance

Treat cause + correct dehydration/electrolytes

Practical pearls

Choose antiemetic by mechanism/context
5-HT3 antagonists are versatile and nonsedating

Other practical pearls

Dopamine/H1/M1 blockers add sedation/EPS/antimuscarinic effects

Treatment options

Pregnancy, migraine, gastroparesis + chemotherapy differ
Persistent vomiting needs obstruction/CNS/metabolic evaluation

Self-check

What should be treated in Nausea/vomiting?
cause + correct dehydration/electrolytes.

Drugs used for this (17)

Ondansetron ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Ondansetron

Aprepitant ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Aprepitant — off-label

Granisetron ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Granisetron

Rolapitant ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Rolapitant — off-label

Netupitant ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Netupitant — off-label

Nabilone ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Nabilone — off-label

Palonosetron ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Palonosetron — off-label

Olanzapine ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Olanzapine — off-label

Droperidol ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Droperidol

Amisulpride ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Amisulpride — off-label

Doxylamine ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Doxylamine — off-label

Pyridoxine ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Pyridoxine — off-label

Promethazine ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Promethazine

Prochlorperazine ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Prochlorperazine

Chlorpromazine ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Chlorpromazine

Trimethobenzamide ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Trimethobenzamide

Dimenhydrinate ballicule — decagon mechanism diagram — Dimenhydrinate

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