Definition of "ondansetron" [ondansetron]

• A serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy. (noun)

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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."
• "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."
• "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."