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	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 Nausea and Vomiting Prevention What to Expect During Your Cancer Treatment Tips for Talking With Your Doctor Lifestyle Tips for Patients Lifestyle Tips for Caregivers Tips for Before and After Treatment FAQs


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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.