Anti-Nausea Drugs
Anti-nausea (or anti-emetic) drugs will become your best friends during
your chemotherapy treatment. Your medical team is the best source of information
about which drugs will work best for you.
Most teens going through chemotherapy will take one or the other of the
following two drugs for nausea:
Ondansetron (Zofran) or Granisetron
(Kytril)
These are both given through IV or by mouth
Depending on your response to the chemo, you may also take some of the
following drugs to prevent or treat nausea. You will come to learn which
ones work best for you:
|
* Diphenhydramine
(Benadryl)
|
* Promethazine
(Phenergan)
|
|
Metaclopramide
(Reglan)
|
Prochlorperazine
(Compazine)
|
|
Dexamethasone
(Decadron)
|
* Dronabinol
(Marrinol)
|
|
* Lorazepam
(Ativan)
|
* Inapsine
(Droperidol)
|
Most common side effects:
- Dry mouth
- Drowsiness and light-headedness (those marked with *)
|
