Medications that are used to treat nausea and vomiting are referred to as:
a. Narcotics
b. Antiemetics
c. Antagonists
d. Agonists
b
Rationale: a. Narcotics are analgesics from the opiate (or chemically related to) family.
b. Correct.
c. An antagonist opposes the effects of another medication.
d. An agonist produces a desired result.
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