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Granisetron is the active ingredient in a drug used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment. Granisetron is a type of serotonin receptor antagonist and a type of antiemetic.

Subcutaneous administration of an antiemetic for treating vomiting caused by chemotherapy

The subcutaneous administration of granisetron, an antiemetic pharmaceutical drug (suitable for control of vomiting), achieves similar blood concentrations to those administered intravenously.

19 Nov 2007

Drugs given to stop nausea and vomiting after surgery help only a few people

Between 10 - 28% of people benefit from taking an anti-emetic drug to prevent nausea or vomiting after surgery - this means that if everyone was given the drug the majority of patients would be exposed to the risk of side-effects without gaining any benefit.

19 Jul 2006

Drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting

Patients coming out of anesthesia after surgery may experience nausea or vomiting, and are frequently given drugs to prevent this. But the majority of patients won't benefit from these drugs, according to a large new review of studies.

19 Jul 2006