Nausea medication

[ahjab]

Hi -

My father has been in prochlorperazine maleate 5mg 3 times/day to help with nausea, so he can eat. Lately, the med don't seem to work as well. Is there any other medications out there we could ask the doctor about that could help him with nausea and overall eat better?

Thank you

[pjoshea13]

Ondansetron worked well for my wife when she was on chemo:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondan...

-Patrick

[Tall_Allen]

There are several anti-nausea meds. Many take Zofran with chemo.

[AlanMeyer]

I've also had good luck with ondansetron - for which Zofran is a brand name.

Here's a web page comparing the different drugs drugs.com/condition/nausea-...

On the web page you can check or uncheck the various categories, e.g., prescription (RX), over the counter (OTC), or both, and read reviews. There are ratings associated with each drug but be aware that some of the ratings are based on just one or a few reviews, and some of the drugs are targeted at specific problems, which may or may not apply to someone on chemotherapy.

Best of luck.

Alan

[ahjab in reply to AlanMeyer]

Thank you very much!

[tango65]

Zofran is frequently used:

rxlist.com/zofran-drug.htm

Marinol is a cannabinoid product approved by the FDA to treat nausea and vomiting caused by chemo

accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatf...

[Bebby1]

My husband used Zofran wafer, faster and effective for him .

[ahjab in reply to Bebby1]

Thank you