Nabilone as an Antiemetic

Frederick J. Fox; J. Jay Baker; J. L. Lokey; Norma A. Price; Stanley H. Winokur; Jill Bowen; Alan Taylor; Terence S. Herman

doi:10.1056/NEJM197909273011318

Nabilone as an Antiemetic

Frederick J. Fox, J. Jay Baker, J. L. Lokey, Norma A. Price, Stanley H. Winokur, Jill Bowen, Alan Taylor, Terence S. Herman

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To the Editor: Although cannabinol-like drugs show great promise in treating severe nausea associated with chemotherapies, I do not agree with Herman et al.* that nabilone is superior to prochlorperazine. In reviewing the side effects of each drug, the authors showed more frequent and severe difficulties with nabilone in 2-mg doses than with prochlorperazine in 10-mg doses. Perhaps larger doses of prochlorperazine or smaller doses of nabilone might have been more appropriately compared.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	728
Number of pages	1
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	301
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM197909273011318
State	Published - Sep 27 1979
Externally published	Yes

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