Open AccessAn investigation into the effect of gabapentin capsules on the reduction of nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy in cancerous patients under platinum-based treatment
Author(s) -
Maziar Hasanzadeh Kiani,
Ali Akbar Shayesteh,
Ahmad Ahmadzadeh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_212_18
Subject(s) - nausea , vomiting , medicine , gabapentin , chemotherapy , placebo , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a condition that occur in most patients. This study aimed to investigate the effect of gabapentin capsules on the reduction of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients admitted in the hematological ward for adult patients with platinum-based treatment.