An important pathway for controlling nausea/vomiting in oncology patients

Concentrations of cannabinoid receptors exist in the higher cortical centers and in the medulla, where the vomiting center is located.15,16

Serotonin, dopamine, and substance P16

*Based on pharmacologic human and animal models.

MARINOL is indicated for the treatment of nausea/vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional antiemetics.14

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