Scopolamine for cancer-related nausea and vomiting

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 136-141

  LeGrand, Susan B ^a   Walsh, Declan ^b  

^a H R Horvitz Ctr Palliative Med   (United States)

^b TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Cancer; Nausea; Scopolamine; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOPAMINE; ESOMEPRAZOLE; ETIRACETAM; FAMOTIDINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; GRANISETRON; HALOPERIDOL; HISTAMINE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROXYZINE; LORAZEPAM; MELPHALAN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METOPROLOL; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN; SERTRALINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; TRANSSCOP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZOLPIDEM; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORNING DOSAGE; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; AORTIC DISEASES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEOPLASMS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AORTIC DISEASES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955310512     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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