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2. Ondansetron - Wikipedia

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   Ondansetron, sold under the brand name Zofran among others, is a medication used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, migraines, or surgery. [8] It is also effective for treating gastroenteritis. [9] [10] It can be given orally (by mouth), intramuscularly (injection into a muscle), or intravenously ...

3. Antiemetic - Wikipedia

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   Midazolam (Versed) is given at the onset of anesthesia and has been shown in recent trials to be as effective as ondansetron, but most effective when used in combination with ondansetron. [15] Lorazepam (Ativan) is said to be very good as an adjunct treatment for nausea along with first line medications such as Compazine. [citation needed]

4. 5-HT3 antagonist - Wikipedia

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   5-HT 3 antagonists are most effective in the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), especially that caused by highly emetogenic drugs such as cisplatin; when used for this purpose, they may be given alone or, more frequently, with a glucocorticoid, usually dexamethasone.

5. Sick of motion sickness? These 8 expert-approved remedies ...

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   While these over-the-counter meds don’t treat nausea, a common symptom of motion sickness, Qing says these are effective when it comes to treating a headache that motion sickness often brings on ...

6. Serotonin receptor antagonist - Wikipedia

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   They are efficacious in treating chemotherapy-induced emesis and postoperative nausea and vomiting. [1] They include, but are not limited to: Dolasetron; Granisetron; Ondansetron; Palonosetron; Tropisetron; Other 5-HT 3 antagonists have been considered for use in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: Alosetron; Cilansetron

7. Nausea - Wikipedia

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   Medications taken to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting are called antiemetics. The most commonly prescribed antiemetics in the US are promethazine, metoclopramide, and the newer ondansetron. The word nausea is from Latin nausea, from Greek ναυσία – nausia, [4] "ναυτία" – nautia, motion sickness, "feeling sick or queasy". [5]