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John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

John P. Cunha, DO, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Cunha's educational background includes a BS in Biology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and a DO from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, MO. He completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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Vomiting and Nausea Medications

Prescription medications are available for nausea following surgery and from chemotherapy. Talk with a health care practitioner about medications to treat motions sickness for an upcoming trip or cruise (seasickness).

The most commonly prescribed anti-nausea and anti-vomiting medications include (but are not limited to):

• prochlorperazine (Compazine)
• ondansetron (Zofran)
• promethazine (Phenergan)
• metoclopramide (Reglan)
• trimethobenzamide (Tigan)
• hydroxyzine (Vistaril)