Antiemetic

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Refers to drugs that are effective against vomiting and nausea. Antiemetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics, general anesthetics, and chemotherapy directed against cancer. Some researchers studied the antiemetic drug preferences of practicing adult oncologists and estimated the frequency of use of marijuana smoke as an antiemetic agent.