Torecan, a review of references and clinical control examinations

The author summarizes the theoretical aspects of vomiting and alleviation of the same by surveying the respective scientific communications with special regard to thiethylperazine. The antiemetic effect of the Hungarian preparation containing thiethyilperazine (Torecan inj., EGIS Pharmaceuticals) is evaluated by the controlled clinical examination of patients receiving combined cytostatic treatment. According to the results Torecan proved to be significantly more effective in the alleviation of the emetic effect of the cytostatics than placebo.