An open study of methotrimeprazine in the management of nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 715-721

  Kennett, A ^a   Hardy, J ^a   Shah, S ^a   A'Hern, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methotrimeprazine; Nausea; Palliative care; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

LEVOMEPROMAZINE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MICTURITION DISORDER; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTRIMEPRAZINE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 26444566790     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0768-1     Document Type: Article

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