Stomach and bowels
Anti-nausea drugs (antiemetics)
Used for
Nausea and vomiting
How it works
Block the signals that trigger vomiting. The -setron drugs block serotonin; others, like promethazine, work in different ways.
- Name clue
- -setron
- Examples
- ondansetron (Zofran)
- granisetron
- promethazine (Phenergan)
More in stomach and bowels
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