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  • initialism medicine Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

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  • Advent International, Cinven (CINV.UL) and Warburg Pincus (WP.UL) are among firms considering bids for the over-the-counter (OTC) products, which include painkillers and vitamin supplements, people said.

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  • In August, it sold its UK-based Guardian Life unit to European buyout firm Cinven CINV.UL for 275 million pounds, and recently completed the sale of its Transamerica Reinsurance operations to French reinsurer Scor

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  • A third category of CINV is anticipatory nausea and vomiting.

    CancerConsultants 2010

  • To achieve the most complete control of CINV, patients may receive a combination of different types of antiemetic drugs.

    CancerConsultants 2010

  • This most often occurs when a patient has previously experienced CINV and expects to experience it again.

    CancerConsultants 2010

  • To achieve the most complete control of CINV, patients may receive a combination of different types of antiemetic drugs.

    CancerConsultants 2010

  • Ondansetron for the treatment of CINV is typically used at recommended daily doses of 16 mg to 24 mg.

    BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories 2010

  • This class of drugs provided a major breakthrough in the prevention of acute CINV.

    CancerConsultants 2010

  • Ondansetron, a 5-HT (3) receptor antagonist known to down regulate dopamine, received FDA approval in 1991 for the treatment of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).

    BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories 2010

  • Depending on when a patient is generally affected by CINV, the condition is classified as acute (occurring within 24 hours of chemotherapy) or delayed (occurring more than 24 hours after chemotherapy) .1 The timing of CINV varies by drug, and an understanding of the expected timing is important in selecting the best antiemetic treatment.

    CancerConsultants 2010

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