How are the anti-nausea/vomiting medicines given?
Anti-nausea/vomiting medicines are given in different ways based on • How bad your nausea and vomiting is • The easiest way for you to take the medicine • What you prefer Taking pills by mouth is often the best and easiest way to prevent nausea and vomiting. But if you are already vomiting, or you can’t swallow and keep things down, many of these medicines can be given in other ways. Not all anti-nausea/vomiting drugs can be given in all these ways, but talk with your doctor about other ways you can get the medicine you need if you can’t take it as a pill: • Some can be given IV or intravenously (into a vein). • Others come as suppositories that are put in the rectum. • Some are made into tablets that dissolve under the tongue (sublingual). • A few come as patches that stick on the skin (transdermal). How a medicine is given does not change how well it works to prevent or control nausea and vomiting. But it often affects how quickly it starts working. Drugs that are given into the vein
