Coping with
cancer and its treatment is challenging enough without having to
deal with distressing side effects. But patients don’t have
to suffer needlessly from nausea and vomiting (also called emesis).
For helpful information about emesis and how Kytril
can help prevent it, select the Get-the-Facts tip sheets that
interest you and read them online or print them out.
The following are links to the Get-the-Facts tip sheets
The
most frequently reported clinical adverse events occurring in
>5% of patients receiving Kytril were headache, constipation, asthenia, diarrhea,
abdominal pain*, dyspepsia*, pain†, anemia†,
fever† and elevated hepatic enzymes†. The use of Kytril
in patients following abdominal surgery or in patients with chemotherapy induced
nausea and vomiting may mask progressive ileus and/or gastric distention.
*Associated with Kytril Tablets only. †Associated
with Kytril Injection for postoperative nausea and vomiting only.