Antiemetic. Antiemetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics general anaesthetics and chemotherapy directed against cancer. They may be used for severe cases of gastroenteritis especially if.
As an adjective pertaining to the prevention or treatment of nausea and vomiting. Chemoreceptor trigger zone vestibular nuclei cerebral cortex and gastrointestinal tract. The vomiting center is activated by either one of four trigger zones.
Antiemetics frequently are used to treat nausea induced by vestibular or central nervous system causes.
Several OTC medicines are used as antiemetics. An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea. As an adjective pertaining to the prevention or treatment of nausea and vomiting. Antiemetics are drugs that combat nausea and vomiting with different drugs designed to address specific causes of nausea.