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Ondansetron (INN) originally marketed under the brand name Zofran is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy radiation therapy and surgery.It has little effect on vomiting caused by motion sickness and does not have any effect on dopamine receptors or muscarinic receptorsIt is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.

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ATC prefix
A04
ATC suffix
AA01
CAS number
99614-02-5
DrugBank
DB00904
FDA UNII code
4AF302ESOS
IUPAC name
(RS)-9-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-23-dihydro-1H-carbazol-4(9H)-one
PubChem
4595

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