Miscellaneous Antiemetics

*Prices reflect U.S. average retail price

Reglan (metoclopramide)

Metoclopramide is a medication used mostly for stomach and esophageal problems. It is commonly used to treat and prevent nausea and vomiting, to help with emptying of the stomach in people with delayed stomach emptying, and to help with gastroesophageal reflux disease. It is also used to treat migraine headaches... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not Available                                                                                                                Average retail cost: $144/30 tabs

Diclegis (doxylamine/pyridoxine)

Pyridoxine/doxylamine, sold under the brand name Diclectin among others, is a combination of pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) and doxylamine succinate. It is generally used for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (morning sickness)... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Diclegis                                                                                                                            Average retail cost: $266/month

Akynzeo (netupitant/palonosetron)

Netupitant/palonosetron (trade name Akynzeo) is a fixed dose combination drug for prevention of acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Akynzeo                                                                                                                          Average retail cost: $719/capsule

Marinol (dronabinol)

Dronabinol – trade names Marinol and Syndros – is a synthetic form of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) approved by the FDA as an appetite stimulant for people with AIDS and antiemetic for people receiving chemotherapy. THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Marinol                                                                                                                           Average retail cost: $420/30 caps

Ativan (lorazepam)

Lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan among others, is a benzodiazepine medication. It is used to treat anxiety disorders, trouble sleeping, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, as well as for surgery to interfere with memory formation and to sedate those who are being mechanically ventilated. While it can be used for severe agitation, midazolam is usually preferred. It is also used, along with other treatments, for acute coronary syndrome due to cocaine use... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not Available                                                                                                                Average retail cost: $1,561/30 tabs

Syndros (dronabinol)

Dronabinol – trade names Marinol and Syndros – is a synthetic form of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) approved by the FDA as an appetite stimulant for people with AIDS and antiemetic for people receiving chemotherapy. THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Syndros                                                                                                                    Average retail cost: $4,164/60 ml

Cesamet (nabilone)

Nabilone is a synthetic cannabinoid with therapeutic use as an antiemetic and as an adjunct analgesic for neuropathic pain. It mimics tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive compound found naturally occurring in Cannabis... Wikipedia

 

 

Manufacturer's Website: Not Available                                                                                                           Average retail cost: $2,400/30 caps

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