# 025 Opioids and Nausea, 2nd ed

Source:

Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC)

Synopsis:

Background:   Why do patients get nauseated and vomit after receiving an opioid? Commonly described as an “allergy”, opioid-induced nausea/vomiting is not an allergic reaction. In fact, rather than indicating a pathologic reaction, nausea indicates normal functioning of the brain!

Vol/Page/Date:

July 2005; 25.

Resource Type:

Other

Author/Source:

David E Weissman MD

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