Drug dramatically reduces nausea and vomiting in bone marrow transplant patients
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 02:56
in Health & Medicine
Bone marrow transplant patients say two of the most debilitating side effects of the treatment are nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy and radiation. But a Loyola University Health System study has found the drug aprepitant can dramatically reduce both nausea and vomiting when combined with other anti-nausea drugs.