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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. The 24-Hour Flu Is No Joke: Here’s What Causes It - AOL

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   Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea—and sometimes at the same ... medication like Zofran. That can help tamp down on the vomiting so you can get better ...

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

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   “Zofran is an anti-nausea medication,” says Qing, and it’s typically used preventatively. Zofran is an antiemetic that works by blocking the chemical that causes nausea and vomiting, per the ...

5. Antiemetic - Wikipedia

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   Tropisetron (Setrovel, Navoban) can be administered in oral capsules or in injection form. Palonosetron (Aloxi) can be administered in an injection or in oral capsules. 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.

6. 5-HT3 antagonist - Wikipedia

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   Certain prokinetic drugs such as cisapride, renzapride and metoclopramide, although not 5-HT 3 antagonists proper, possess some weak antagonist effect at the 5-HT 3 receptor. Galanolactone , a diterpenoid found in ginger , is a 5-HT 3 antagonist and is believed to at least partially mediate the anti-emetic activity of this plant.

7. The best remedies for motion sickness that actually work - AOL

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   Several over-the-counter and prescription medications can help relieve or prevent motion sickness. ... promethazine and cyclizine are oral medications and sedatives that treat nausea and vomiting ...

8. Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting - Wikipedia

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   These drugs block one or more of the nerve signals that cause nausea and vomiting. During the first 24 hours after chemotherapy, the most effective approach appears to be blocking the 5-HT 3 nerve signal. [10] Approved 5-HT 3 inhibitors include dolasetron (Anzemet), granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso), and ondansetron (Zofran). Their antiemetic ...

9. Serotonin receptor antagonist - Wikipedia

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   Another subclass consists of drugs selectively acting at the 5-HT 3 receptors, and thus are known as 5-HT 3 antagonists. 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