Gastrointestinal Drugs
Medications for acid reflux, ulcers, nausea, and digestive disorders
Metoclopramide
Metoclopramide Hydrochloride
Use:
Gastroparesis, GERD, nausea/vomiting, facilitate small bowel intubation
Mechanism:
Dopamine D2 antagonist; enhances GI motility via cholinergic effects
Ondansetron
Ondansetron Hydrochloride
Use:
Chemotherapy-induced nausea, postoperative nausea, radiation-induced nausea
Mechanism:
Selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist blocking serotonin peripherally and centrally
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