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Prophylactic use of antiemetics for prevention of opioid-induced nausea and vomiting: a survey about Italian physicians' practice.

Raffaele GiustiMarco MazzottaMarco FilettiGennaro DanieleHiroaki TsukuuraCorrado FicorellaGiampiero PorzioPaolo MarchettiLucilla Verna
Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
Italian physicians do not commonly prescribe prophylactic antiemetics for OINV. Unlike previously reported data, dopamine antagonists resulted the most commonly prescribed drugs. Prospective clinical trials are necessary to evaluate the real efficacy of this practice.
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