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See Latest ArticlesThe misuse/abuse of antihistamine antiemetic medication (cyclizine) by cancer patients
Palliative Medicine, 10/07/08
Bailey F et al. - Cyclizine is an antihistamine, which is frequently used to manage nausea and vomiting in cancer patients. Antihistamines can be drugs of misuse/abuse, and the article describes four cancer patients who developed such problems after receiving parenteral cyclizine within the inpatient unit of a cancer centre. The article also briefly reviews the literature on the misuse/abuse of cyclizine and other antihistamines.
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