Commonly prescribed anti-nausea drugs may TRIPLE the risk of a stroke, study suggests

Commonly prescribed anti-nausea drugs may TRIPLE the risk of a stroke, study suggests Taking anti-vomiting drugs could more than triple your risk of a stoke, a study suggests.

The drugs, called antidopaminergic antiemetics, are often prescribed on the NHS to treat nausea due to conditions like migraines, or sickness resulting from cancer care.

But a study of more than 30,000 people prescribed three types of the drugs suggested users may have between a 2.5 and 3.5 times increased risk of a ischaemic stroke. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Risk of first ischaemic stroke and use of antidopaminergic antiemetics: nationwide case-time-control study (open access) The BMJ