Zofran (generic name, ondansetron) is an anti-emetic drug, a prescription medication used to prevent and treat certain kinds of nausea and vomiting that can occur with some types of chemotherapeutic drugs for various types of cancer and/or radiation therapy administered to certain parts of the body other than the breast.
Anti-emetics are in a class of drugs called serotonin receptor antagonists, which act on the parts of the brain that trigger nausea and vomiting.
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