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Using common anti-vomiting drugs may triple stroke risk: Study

According to the study published in The BMJ, the researchers said that the higher risk found for drugs crossing the blood-brain barrier suggests a potential central effect, possibly through an action on cerebral blood flow

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Using drugs widely used to relieve nausea and vomiting are three times more likely to increase the risk of stroke, finds a study.

People with migraine, or undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy, are likely to suffer from nausea and vomiting and are known to use antidopaminergic antiemetics (ADAs) drugs.

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