Recent findings published in JAMA Oncology indicate that olanzapine, normally used to treat psychiatric disorders, is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer patients. According to Dr. Charles Loprinzi, study investigator at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, "there was a dramatic reduction in nausea and vomiting within 24 hours in the people who received olanzapine and it lasted for the entire week that patients were formally studied." In addition, olanpazine, available as a generic drug is relatively inexpensive, with few side effects.
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