title: The misuse/abuse of antihistamine antiemetic medication (cyclizine) by cancer patients.
abstract: Cyclizine is an antihistamine, which is frequently used to manage nausea and vomiting in cancer patients. Antihistamines can be drugs of misuse/abuse, and the article describes four cancer patients who developed such problems after receiving parenteral cyclizine within the inpatient unit of a cancer centre. The article also briefly reviews the literature on the misuse/abuse of cyclizine and other antihistamines.
authors: Woking Hospice, Woking, Surrey.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Bailey
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Davies
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003501:Cyclizine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D003501:Cyclizine