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A member asked:
Is it a standard procedure to stop oral meds for patients with severe vomiting? my mom died 4 days after being taken off her heart meds while being treated for pancreatic cancer caused vomiting.
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Vomiting: I am sorry for your loss. Yes it is sop to stop oral meds when vomiting. It is useless to give oral meds in such a situation because they would be immediately vomited. It sounds like your mother was in the last stages of her illness.
Answered 12/6/2013
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So sorry: I am so sorry to hear about your loss. The mortality of pancreatic ca is very high and if the patient cannot tolerate oral medications then there is no other option but to stop the medications.
Answered 11/26/2014
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