Chemo Prescription Medicines Also Treat Bone Marrow Patients

A line of prescription medicines used to prevent symptoms of nausea and vomiting experienced by chemotherapy patients may now also be used to treat those who undergo bone marrow transplants. Those who receive new bone marrow are treated with higher amounts of chemotherapy, and most patients consider the nausea and vomiting brought on by intense chemo and radiation therapies to be the two most difficult side effects to cope with and feel that prescription medicines currently used for treatment don’t suffice.

Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing

The non-medical use of prescription drugs has become a serious epidemic in America. Approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population has used a drug prescription for non medical reasons at some point. The most susceptible population to this wave of abuse is the elderly. They are prescribed more medications than any other age group. However, the fastest growing prescription drugs abuse seems to be rising among young adults.