Drug Summary

  Drug name:  ondansetron
  Chemical name:  Ondansetron Hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₁₈H₁₉N₃O
  Weight:   293.363
  CAS no:  99614-02-5
  DrugBank link:  DB00904
  Description:  A competitive serotonin type 3 receptor antagonist. It is effective in the treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs, including cisplatin, and has reported anxiolytic and neuroleptic properties. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, postoperation, and radiation. Also used for the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting.