Antinauseant

Dimenhydrinate is an antiemetic especially usehil as an antinauseant in motion sickness, and for syndromes associated with vertigo such as Meniere s syndrome, radiation sickness, and vestibular dysfunction. It may produce mild drowsiness. It is FDA Category B for Pregnancy, and is available as an OTC preparation as well as by prescription. 

Mechanism of Action An antinauseant and antiulcer agent that absorbs water and toxins in the large intestine and forms a protective coating in the intestinal mucosa. Also possesses antisecretory and antimicrobial effects. Therapeutic Effect Prevents diarrhea. Helps treat Helicobacter pybri-associated peptic ulcer disease. 

I Brand Name(s) Adgan, Anergan 50, Antinaus 50, Pentazine, Phenadoz, Phenergan, Phenoject 50, Promacot, Promethegan... 

In addition to their well-established antipsychotic properties, the neuroleptics have a number of clinically important properties that include their antiemetic and antinauseant actions, their antihistaminic effects and their ability to potentiate the actions of analgesics and general anaesthetics. 

Therapeutic Function Antihistaminic, Antiallergic, Antinauseant, Tranquilizer, Appetite stimulant... 

Therapeutic Function Antinauseant Chemical Name l-Diphenylmethyl-4-methylpiperazine Common Name -Structural Formula ... 

It is of note that in some embodiments, the specific cannabinoids isolated are those cannabinoids with suspected health benefits or suspected medicinal uses. For example, the cannabinoids and cannflavins may be used as anti-emetics, antinauseants, appetite stimulants, antiinflammatories, antioxidants, neuroprotectives, analgesics, suppressants for primary immune response, glaucoma remedies, antineoplastics, migraine headache remedies, menstrual pain remedies, anticonvulsants, anti-epileptics, or movement disorder remedies. The essential oils may be used for aromatherapy or as flavoring/scenting adjuvants. 

A number of ANALGESICS can be used to offset the pain of the attack, including aspirin, codeine and paracetamol, and these are often incorporated into compound preparations together with a variety of other drugs and drug types, e.g. caffeine, buclizine, doxylamine, isometheptene, pizotifen. Sometimes drugs with antinauseant or ANTIEMETIC properties are included, e.g. cyclizine and metoclopramide. 

Clebopride [inn. usan] (cleboprlde n-ialate [jan]) is a substituted benzamide, a (Dj) DOPAMINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST, and has activity as a visceral ANTISPASMODIC and antinauseant and antiemetic. 

As an antinauseant and antiemetic, it is used as an adjunct in cancer chemotherapy. 

Most antihistamines have anticholinergic atropine-like actions and cause a dry mouth and similar side-effects. The clinical uses of H, antihistamines are extensive, particularly for the symptomatic relief of allergy, such as hay fever and urticaria, and (together with corticosteroids) in the acute treatment of anaphylactic shock. Many antihistamines also have antinauseant properties and are used, for instance, to prevent travel sickness (though this property may well result from their anticholinergic actions). The older antihistamines produce drowsiness and this sedative action may be used to help sleep (e.g. promethazine). 

GR 87442 N) is a substituted pyridoindolone, a (5-HT3-subtype) 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor antagonist. It has potential as an antinauseant or ANTIEMETIC, lurosetron mesylate lurosetron. 

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