Antiemetics
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Drugs used to prevent nausea or vomiting.
Antiemetics act by a wide range of mechanisms. Some act on the medullary control centers (the vomiting center and the chemoreceptive trigger zone) while others affect the peripheral receptors.Reference: DeCS. Health Sciences Descriptors. Internet. Accessed July 15, 2009. Available at http://decs.bvs.br/I/homepagei.htm
