Chemistry:Antiemetic

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Short description: Drug used to prevent nausea or vomiting


An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea. Antiemetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics, general anaesthetics, and chemotherapy directed against cancer. They may be used for severe cases of gastroenteritis, especially if the patient is dehydrated.[citation needed]

Some antiemetics previously thought to cause birth defects appear safe for use by pregnant women in the treatment of morning sickness and the more serious hyperemesis gravidarum.[1][2]

Types

  • 5-HT3 receptor antagonists block serotonin receptors in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. As such, they can be used to treat post-operative and cytotoxic drug nausea & vomiting. However, they can also cause constipation or diarrhea, dry mouth, and fatigue.
    • Dolasetron (Anzemet) can be administered in tablet form or in an injection.
    • Granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso) can be administered in tablet (Kytril), oral solution (Kytril), injection (Kytril), or in a single transdermal patch to the upper arm (SANCUSO).
    • Ondansetron (Zofran) is administered in an oral tablet form, orally dissolving tablet form, orally dissolving film, sublingual, or in an IV/IM injection.
    • Tropisetron (Setrovel, Navoban) can be administered in oral capsules or in injection form.
    • Palonosetron (Aloxi) can be administered in an injection or in oral capsules.
  • Dopamine antagonists act on the brainstem and are used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with cancer, radiation sickness, opioids, cytotoxic drugs and general anaesthetics. Side effects include muscle spasms and restlessness.
  • NK1 receptor antagonist
    • Aprepitant (Emend) is a commercially available NK1 receptor antagonist
    • Casopitant is an investigational NK1 receptor antagonist
    • Rolapitant (Varubi) another recently approved drug from this class
  • Antihistamines (H1 histamine receptor antagonists) are effective in many conditions, including motion sickness, morning sickness in pregnancy, and to combat opioid nausea. H1 receptors in central areas include area postrema and vomiting center in the vestibular nucleus. Also, many of the antihistamines listed here also block muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
  • Cannabinoids are used in patients with cachexia, cytotoxic nausea, and vomiting, or who are unresponsive to other agents. These may cause changes in perception, dizziness, and loss of coordination.
  • Benzodiazepines (GABA receptor positive allosteric modulators)
    • Midazolam (Versed) is given at the onset of anesthesia and has been shown in recent trials to be as effective as ondansetron, but most effective when used in combination with ondansetron.[9]
    • Lorazepam (Ativan) is said to be very good as an adjunct treatment for nausea along with first line medications such as Compazine. [citation needed]
  • Anticholinergics
    • Hyoscine (also known as scopolamine)
    • Atropine
  • Steroids
    • Dexamethasone (Decadron) is given in low dose at the onset of a general anesthetic as an effective antiemetic. It is also used in chemotherapy as a single drug as well as with other antiemetics such as 5-HT3 receptor antagonists and NK1 receptor antagonist, but the specific mechanism of action is not fully understood.[10]
  • Other
    • Trimethobenzamide is thought to work on the CTZ
    • Ginger contains 5-HT3 antagonists gingerols, shogaols,[11] and galanolactone.[12] Preliminary clinical data suggests ginger may be effective for treatment of nausea and/or vomiting in a number of settings.[13][14][15]
    • Emetrol is also claimed to be an effective antiemetic.
    • Propofol is given intravenously. It has been used in an acute care setting in hospital as a rescue therapy for emesis.[16]
    • Peppermint is claimed to help nausea or stomach pain when added into a tea or peppermint candies.
    • Muscimol is purported to have antiemetic activity.[17]
    • Ajwain is purported to be antiemetic. It is a popular spice in India , Ethiopia and Eritrea.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Quinlan, Jeffrey D.; Hill, D. Ashley (1 June 2003). "Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy - American Family Physician". American Family Physician 68 (1): 121–128. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0701/p121.html. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  2. ↑ Schaefer, Christof; Scialli, Anthony; Rost van Tonningen, Margreet (2001). "Antiemetics and hyperemesis gravidarum". Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation: Handbook of Prescription Drugs and Comparative Risk Assessment. Gulf Professional Publishing. ISBN 978-0-444-50763-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=CE569saGK70C&pg=PA40. 
  3. ↑ Pae C-U (2006). "Low-dose mirtazapine may be successful treatment option for severe nausea and vomiting". Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 30 (6): 1143–5. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.03.015. PMID 16632163. 
  4. ↑ Kast RE, Foley KF (July 2007). "Cancer chemotherapy and cachexia: mirtazapine and olanzapine are 5-HT3 antagonists with good antinausea effects". European Journal of Cancer Care 16 (4): 351–4. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00760.x. PMID 17587360. 
  5. ↑ National Institute of Mental Health. PDSD Ki Database (Internet) [cited 2013 Sep 27]. Chapel Hill (NC): University of North Carolina. 1998-2013. Available from: "PDSP Database - UNC". http://pdsp.med.unc.edu/pdsp.php. 
  6. ↑ Vincent, Beverly J.; McQuiston, Debra J.; Einhorn, Lawrence H.; Nagy, Catherine M.; Brames, Mary J. (1983-05-01). "Review of Cannabinoids and their Antiemetic Effectiveness". Drugs 25 (1): 52–62. doi:10.2165/00003495-198300251-00006. ISSN 1179-1950. PMID 6301800. 
  7. ↑ "Drug Scheduling". https://www.dea.gov/drug-scheduling. 
  8. ↑ "2017 - Final Rule: Placement of FDA-Approved Products of Oral Solutions Containing Dronabinol [(-)-delta-9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC) in Schedule II"]. https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/2017/fr1122_6.htm. 
  9. ↑ Honarmand, Azim; Safavi, Mohammadreza; Chegeni, Mansoureh; Hirmanpour, Anahita; Nazem, Masoud; Sarizdi, Seyyad Hamid (January 2016). "Prophylactic antiemetic effects of Midazolam, Ondansetron, and their combination after middle ear surgery". Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice 5 (1): 16–21. doi:10.4103/2279-042X.176556. ISSN 2319-9644. PMID 26985431. 
  10. ↑ Grunberg, S. M. (1 February 2007). "Antiemetic activity of corticosteroids in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy: dosing, efficacy, and tolerability analysis" (in en). Annals of Oncology 18 (2): 233–240. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl347. ISSN 0923-7534. PMID 17108149. 
  11. ↑ "Mode of action of gingerols and shogaols on 5-HT3 receptors: binding studies, cation uptake by the receptor channel and contraction of isolated guinea-pig ileum", Eur J Pharmacol 530 (1–2): 136–43, 2006-01-13, doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.10.049, PMID 16364290 
  12. ↑ Huang, Q.; Iwamoto, Y.; Aoki, S.; Tanaka, N.; Tajima, K.; Yamahara, J.; Takaishi, Y.; Yoshida, M. et al. (1991). "Anti-5-hydroxytryptamine3 effect of galanolactone, diterpenoid isolated from ginger". Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 39 (2): 397–399. doi:10.1248/cpb.39.397. PMID 2054863. 
  13. ↑ Marx, WM; Teleni L; McCarthy AL; Vitetta L; McKavanagh D; Thomson D; Isenring E. (2013). "Ginger (Zingiber officinale) and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a systematic literature review". Nutr Rev 71 (4): 245–54. doi:10.1111/nure.12016. PMID 23550785. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/59091/2/Ginger_Article_Nutrition_Reviews_Accepted_Version_%28Recovered%29.pdf. Retrieved 2019-12-16. 
  14. ↑ Ernst, E.; Pittler, M. H. (March 2000). "Efficacy of ginger for nausea and vomiting: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials". British Journal of Anaesthesia 84 (3): 367–371. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013442. ISSN 0007-0912. PMID 10793599. 
  15. ↑ O'Connor, Anahad (August 21, 2007). "The Claim: Eating Ginger Can Cure Motion Sickness". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/health/21real.html. 
  16. ↑ Kampo, Sylvanus; Afful, Alfred Parker; Mohammed, Shiraj; Ntim, Michael; Buunaaim, Alexis D. B.; Anabah, Thomas Winsum (2019-09-14). "Sub-hypnotic dose of propofol as antiemetic prophylaxis attenuates intrathecal morphine-induced postoperative nausea and vomiting, and pruritus in parturient undergoing cesarean section — a randomized control trial". BMC Anesthesiology 19 (1): 177. doi:10.1186/s12871-019-0847-y. ISSN 1471-2253. PMID 31521119. 
  17. ↑ Gov, Us. "MUSCIMOL - CAMEO Chemicals". https://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/5082. 



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