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ALOXI ( palonosetron) [Tyne & Wear]Epidemiology Feeling sick (nausea) and being sick (vomiting) are two of the most distressing and debilitating side effects experienced by patients receiving cancer chemotherapy. The majority of cancer patients undergoing moderately or highly emetogenic (vomit-inducing) cytotoxic chemotherapy experience chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) if they do not receive prophylactic anti....
Gelclair? [Tyne & Wear]Gelclair offers relief of the symptoms of oral conditions such as mucositis, stomatitis and severe aphthous ulcers. It is a concentrated oral gel that is rinsed around the oral cavity, and forms a protective barrier over the oral mucosa. The protective film protects the many exposed or sensitised nerve endings in the oral mucosa from over-stimulation. This can not only provide pain relief but a....
Nabilone Capsules [Tyne & Wear]Nabilone is a synthetic cannabinoid, which belongs to a group of medicines known as cannabinoids. Nabilone has been found to be effective in the treatment of sickness (an anti-emetic), although the exact method by which it carries out this function is not fully understood. It is used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by medicines used in the treatment of cancer (chemotherapeutic agents).....
Volplex? 4% Succinylated Gelatin [Tyne & Wear]For patients who suffer massive blood loss, as a consequence of haemorrhage, trauma or surgery, the priority is to restore blood volume. Plasma expanders are used to bridge the gap until blood for transfusion is available and in some cases their use can eliminate the need for transfusions altogether. Volplex is a succinylated gelatin plasma expander. Succinylated gelatins are the most widely u....
Xenazine, Nitoman (tetrabenazine) [Tyne & Wear]Tetrabenazine has two modes of action; it depletes pre-synaptic stores of monoamines and has a postsynaptic receptor blocking action. These effects on the monoamine dopamine signal transduction pathways contribute to its activity. The culmination of this activity is to modulate the transmission of electrical signals in the brain involved the control of movement. When given to patients suffering....