Prescription drugs against vomiting

There are a number of different prescription drugs that are used to treat vomiting. They are used to treat severe vomiting and nausea, to accompany chemotherapy, motion sickness and intestinal movement disorders. The following section is intended only to provide an overview of the most important active ingredients and their areas of application and makes no claim to be complete.

Metoclopramide, known as MCP, and Domperidone are important members of this group. They work well against nausea and vomiting and increase intestinal motility. They are used, for example, after operations to prevent vomiting, but are also used in the treatment of cancer patients suffering from nausea.

You can read more information on this topic here: Metoclopramide (MCP)Important representatives of this group are ondansetron and granisetron. They are particularly effective in patients who suffer from nausea due to their chemo- or radiotherapy. The most important representative of this group is scopolamine, which is used in particular for travel sickness in the form of a drug patch.

A slightly modified form of this active ingredient is butylscopolamine, which has fewer side effects. Both drugs can also be used for gastrointestinal paralysis (atony). Such atonies can develop after operations on the corresponding organs.The active ingredient aprepitant is mainly used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting after surgery or as part of chemotherapy. The active ingredient dexamethasone belongs to the group of cortisones and is usually used in combination with other active ingredients that are intended to prevent vomiting. The most important area of application is nausea after anesthesia and after surgical interventions.

Medicines for vomiting and diarrhea

Active ingredients that effectively help against vomiting and diarrhea are basically not available. For severe nausea and diarrhoea, combinations of active ingredients are more likely to be considered, one component of which is effective against vomiting and the other against diarrhoea. Active ingredients used in the therapy of diarrhea are e.g. loperamide or Etracidin.

Nausea and vomiting are treated separately with special drugs. These include for example Vomex, MCP drops and Ondansetron. Much more important, however, is usually a sufficient supply of fluids and electrolytes. Of course, household remedies can also help to combat nausea and diarrhoea. If the symptoms have been present for a long time, however, a doctor should be consulted, as a constant loss of fluid in particular can be potentially life-threatening.