Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Aprepitant for treatment of refractory vomiting in a case of brain abscess

Sqn Ldr Navjyot Kaur, Maj Pritam Purohit

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 We report a case of ain abscess whose intractable nausea and vomiting improved  significantly with aprepitant, a neurokinin (NK) receptor antagonist currently licensed only for prevention of  chemotherapy–induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). The nausea and vomiting which was refractory to most of the antiemetics showed dramatic response to three doses of aprepitant. This novel NK receptor antagonist, aprepitant has a potential role not only for prevention but also for treatment of refractory vomiting in oncology and non oncology setting. 

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Sqn Ldr Navjyot Kaur, Maj Pritam Purohit, Aprepitant for treatment of refractory vomiting in a case of brain abscess, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017

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