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2. Ondansetron - Wikipedia

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   Trials in emergency department settings support the use of ondansetron to abort vomiting episodes associated with gastroenteritis and dehydration. [20] A randomized controlled trial using a single dose of oral ondansetron in children with presumably viral gastroenteritis found it to be highly effective in stopping vomiting and increasing the effectiveness of oral rehydration therapy, thereby ...

3. 5-HT3 antagonist - Wikipedia

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   There are few side effects related to the use of 5-HT 3 antagonists; the most common are constipation or diarrhea, headache, and dizziness. [28] Unlike antihistamines with antiemetic properties such as cyclizine, 5-HT 3 antagonists do not produce sedation, nor do they cause extrapyramidal effects, as phenothiazines (such as prochlorperazine ...

4. Antiemetic - Wikipedia

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   Dopamine antagonists act on the brainstem and are used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with cancer, radiation sickness, opioids, cytotoxic drugs and general anaesthetics. Side effects include muscle spasms and restlessness. Amisulpride (Barhemsys), administered by intravenous injection. Domperidone (Motilium) Droperidol; Olanzapine ...

5. Metopimazine - Wikipedia

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   Metopimazine is an approved prescription drug in France under the brand name Vogalene® [8] that has been used for the treatment of nausea and vomiting. [9] Vogalene® is available under different forms, including 15 mg capsules, 7.5 mg orally disintegrating tablets, 5 mg suppository, 0.1% oral liquid, and a 10 mg/mL intravenous (IV) solution approved for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced ...

6. Orally disintegrating tablet - Wikipedia

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   Clonazepam ODT blister pack and tablet Etizest-1 MD (Etizest-brand 1mg-doskk etizolam mouth-dissolving (MD) blister pack and opened tablet. An orally disintegrating tablet or orally dissolving tablet (ODT) is a drug dosage form available for a limited range of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications.

7. Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting - Wikipedia

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   In 1983, Coates et al. found that patients receiving chemotherapy ranked nausea and vomiting as the first and second most severe side effects, respectively. Up to 20% of patients receiving highly emetogenic agents in this era postponed, or even refused, potentially curative treatments. [ 1 ]

8. Motion sickness - Wikipedia

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   Benefits are greater if used before the onset of symptoms or shortly after symptoms begin. [2] Side effects, however, may limit the use of medications. [3] A number of medications used for nausea such as ondansetron and metoclopramide are not effective in motion sickness. [3] [2]

9. Alosetron - Wikipedia

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   Alosetron, sold under the brand name Lotronex among others, is a 5-HT 3 antagonist used for the management of severe diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in females only. It was patented in 1987 and approved for medical use in 2002. [2] It is currently marketed by Prometheus Laboratories Inc. .