Emesis Guide: A practical evidence-based application for the Oncologists

March 28, 2014 - PRLog -- Lugano, Switzerland, March 17^th 2014.  Emesis Guide is an application designed as a practical tool for the Oncologists, aimed at facilitating the decision making on the antiemetic therapy to be administered to patients undergoing a specific chemotherapy regimen.

A large proportion of cancer patients still suffer from chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV),  with negative consequences on compliance, health status and quality of life. It is therefore very important to optimize CINV prophylaxis with the most appropriate antiemetic schedule.

Emesis Guide contributes to speed up the decision making about antiemetic prophylaxis.

It is an evidence-based application.

HANDY - free app designed for your smartphone or tablet

USEFUL - information on the emetic risk of single agents and combination chemotherapy regimens

UPDATED - with data from the latest international guidelines

The app is supported by an unrestricted grant from Helsinn Healthcare S.A..

Watch the app presentation on Videum and learn more at emesisguide.com (http://emesisguide.com/).

Download Emesis Guide now on App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/it/app/emesis-iguide/id562170506...), Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RnR.emesisguide).