Ondansetron

Zofran, Zofran ODT · 5-HT3 antagonist

Generic
ondansetron
Brands
Zofran, Zofran ODT
Class
5-HT3 antagonist
Say it
on-DAN-se-tron

What technicians need to know

Antiemetic anchor

Commonly mispronounced

"ON-dan-seh-tron"

The -setron pattern

Ondansetron ends in -setron, which marks a 5-HT3 antagonist — used for nausea and vomiting. Learning the suffix families turns roughly 200 separate drugs into about 20 patterns you can reason from. See all the families.

Other 5-ht3 antagonists

granisetron

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