Clin Drug Investig. 2002 Sep;22(9):561-574. doi: 10.2165/00044011-200222090-00001.
Clinical drug investigation
Yoshitaka Fujii
PMID: 29492850 DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200222090-00001
None of the available antiemetics is entirely effective, perhaps because most of them act through the blockade of one receptor. There is a possibility that a combination of antiemetics with different sites of activity would be more effective than one drug alone for prophylaxis against postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).The clinical use of combined traditional antiemetics, including antihistamines (e.g. diphenhydramine), butyrophenones (e.g. droperidol) and benzamides (e.g. metoclopramide), for the prevention of PONV is limited because of the possibility of additive central nervous system toxicity, such as delayed emergence, drowsiness and extrapyramidal reactions. The efficacy of a combination of a serotonin 5-HT
Keywords: Droperidol; Granisetron; Metoclopramide; Ondansetron; Tropisetron