Antimetic Drugs

Ortho_RN · Mar 24, 2004

Phenergan(promethazine)

Inapsine (droperidol)

Compazine (prochlorperazine)

Zofran (Ondansetron)

Kytril (granisetron hydrochloride)

These are some of the more common ones...

Altra, BSN, RN · Mar 24, 2004

Anti-emetics: Anzemet (Dolasetron Mesylate) is another one I see a lot ...

NicuNsg · Mar 24, 2004

Zofran and believe it or not benedryl too!!!!

athomas91 · Mar 24, 2004

haldol is also an excellent antiemetic (in lower doses)

ex. 2mg SQ.....1mg IV

NurseWeasel · Mar 24, 2004

If you're looking for OTC antiemetics, Emetrol is FABULOUS. Tastes nasty but it works, and that's what's important when you need it. I keep a bottle in the medicine chest at all times.

meandragonbrett · Mar 24, 2004

Lorazepam can also be used as an antiemetic.

kc ccurn · Mar 25, 2004

Phenergan(promethazine)
Inapsine (droperidol)
Compazine (prochlorperazine)
Zofran (Ondansetron)
Kytril (granisetron hydrochloride)
These are some of the more common ones...

Inapsine is no longer used, it has had some nasty side effects...arrythmia's etc. so I think it was taken off them market by the FDA.

gwenith, BSN, RN · Mar 25, 2004

If you are looking at going the all natural route - try ginger it is as effective as metaclopopramide(maxalon)

athomas91 · Mar 25, 2004

inapsine was blackboxed - but from what i understand you can actually still get it if need be.

BTW - it is the only medicine (after all others were tried) that helped me stop puking....great stuff

neneRN, BSN, RN · Mar 26, 2004

We're still using inapsine despite the black box warnings- A few of the docs favor it- it does really work well, never had a bad outcome, knock on wood...

kc ccurn · Mar 26, 2004

I always thought that it worked great also. I never saw any bad outcomes with it. It's too bad we can't still use it.