Gene Variants Predict Treatment Success for Alcoholism Medication
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Medline PlusPosted
Wed 19 Jan 2011 2:36pm
at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, conducted a controlled trial to determine if the medication ondansetron could reduce problem drinking, in alcohol-dependent individuals. Ondansetron is currently used to treat nausea and vomiting, often following chemotherapy. It works by blocking receptors for the brain chemical serotonin.
The current study extends
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Alcoholism Treatment Success May Hinge on Genes
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nih.govPosted
Mon 31 Jan 2011 12:01pm
problems.
Johnson and his colleagues have also found that the medication ondansetron may be an effective therapy for some people with alcoholism. Ondansetron works by blocking... trial to see whether serotonin transporter variants influence the effectiveness of ondansetron. They performed genetic analyses in alcohol-dependent people to determine which
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Personalizing Addiction Medicine
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Dirk H.Posted
Fri 21 Jan 2011 4:45pm
test subjects were carrying which versions of the gene in question, Dr. Johnson and his colleagues conducted a controlled trial of ondansetron on a randomized group of 283 alcoholics. The findings were published in the American Journal of Psychiatry .
Ondansetron is an anti-emetic medication that has shown promise in treating addictions
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Intravenous Medications Manufactured by Claris: Recall due to contamination of products
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FDAPosted
Fri 28 May 2010 9:00pm
Metronidazole, Ciprofloxacin and Ondansetron sold under the Claris, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and West-Ward Pharmaceuticals labels... and ondansetron manufactured by Claris Lifesciences due to contamination. These products were all manufactured on the same manufacturing line and sold under the Claris, Sagent
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Bring It On!
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GemmaPosted
Fri 04 Jun 2010 4:56am
Bring it on IV's! I have my IV Kit ready so that you don't ruin the next 7 days of my life. Unlucky for you and lucky for me, the Co-Op had a deal on energy drinks and re hydration sachets, so stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
I have energy drinks, re hydration sachets, co-codamol, ondansetron (an anti sickness tablet) and most importantly
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Chemo Day
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WhidbeywomanPosted
Wed 14 Jan 2009 12:00am
is on are Emmend (taken before infusion), Ondansetron, Prochlorper and Lorezepan. At the hospital, he receives two types of Chemo drugs by infusion. Then he takes Xeloda at home, which
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Serotonin and Dopamine: A Primer
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Dirk H.Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 3:22am
as well. Other 5-HT agonists, like ondansetron (trade name Zofran), do not have that effect. Ondansetron helps block the nausea of chemotherapy by blocking serotonin activity in the GI tract. Vomiting is a serotonin-mediated reflex. In this case, it is the 5-HT3 receptor subtype that is of note. Ondansetron’s selective affinity for that subtype makes
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