{"id":29373,"date":"2020-07-17T06:20:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T06:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=29373"},"modified":"2023-08-29T04:59:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T04:59:44","slug":"serotonin-antagonists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/serotonin-antagonists\/","title":{"rendered":"Serotonin antagonists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drugs that block or reverse the actions of serotonin by preventing serotonin from attaching to serotonin receptors.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Any of a class of medications used to treat or prevent nausea and vomiting. Examples are ondansetron (Zofran) and granisetron (Kytril).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A category of medications, also referred to as 5HT3 antagonists, is utilized to manage nausea and vomiting resulting from radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or post-surgical general anesthesia. 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