Rescue treatment of post operative nausea and vomiting
AssigneeAcacia Pharma Limited
InventorsJulian Clive Gilbert, Robert William Gristwood, Gabriel Fox
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Abstract
Amisulpride is useful in the treatment of postoperative nausea and/or vomiting in a patient, wherein the patient has already been administered a prophylaxis drug for postoperative nausea and/or vomiting, and wherein the dose of amisulpride is 7.5 to 15 mg.
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A method for treating postoperative nausea and/or vomiting (PONV) in a patient, comprising administering to the patient amisulpride at a dose of 9.5 mg to 10.5 mg, wherein the patient has been administered a non-amisulpride prophylaxis drug prior to surgery, and wherein the amisulpride is administered by IV infusion over a time period of from about 20 seconds up to about 20 minutes.
A method for treating postoperative nausea and/or vomiting (PONV) in a patient, comprising administering to the patient racemic amisulpride at a dose of 10 mg, wherein the patient has been administered a non-amisulpride prophylaxis drug prior to surgery, and wherein the racemic amisulpride is administered by IV infusion over a time period of from about 20 seconds up to about 20 minutes.
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