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- noun A
serotonin 5-HT3receptor antagonist used mainly as anantiemetic to treatnausea andvomiting followingchemotherapy .
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Examples
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For patients in need of anti-emetic drugs, such as ondansetron, the burden of ingesting a tablet or swallowing a liquid medication can be significant because it has a tendency to exacerbate the nausea.
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Since ondansetron has long been approved in larger doses, that scenario could be a reality in just a few years, predicts Dr. Johnson, who has a financial stake in a company that hopes to develop it as an alcohol treatment.
In Search of Alcoholism Genes Melinda Beck 2011
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Claris has also received a number of complaints from other countries on antibacterial ciprofloxacin, antibiotic metronidazole and nausea treatment ondansetron that were contaminated or suspected to be contaminated, leading it to recall these products, Mumbai-based Angel Broking said in a report.
Claris Shares Make Weak Debut John Satish Kumar 2010
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Yet another candidate is ondansetron, a serotonin blocker used to treat nausea in cancer patients.
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Yet another candidate is ondansetron, a serotonin blocker used to treat nausea in cancer patients.
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Fortunately, these unpleasant reactions to chemo can now be minimized and sometimes even eliminated with newer medications such as Zofran (ondansetron), Kytril (granisetron), and Ativan (lorazepam).
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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There are now some excellent antiemetic drugs, such as ondansetron Zofran,which can help virtually eliminate nausea and vomiting.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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There are now some excellent antiemetic drugs, such as ondansetron Zofran,which can help virtually eliminate nausea and vomiting.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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There are now some excellent antiemetic drugs, such as ondansetron Zofran,which can help virtually eliminate nausea and vomiting.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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Transcept is also developing TO-2061, a low dose ondansetron augmentation therapy for patients with obsessive compulsive disorder OCD who have not adequately responded to treatment with approved first-line pharmacotherapy.
unknown title 2011
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