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Medication

Ondansetron

Antiemetic (5-HT3 antagonist)

Brand names: Zofran

Oral health effects

  • Dry mouth

    Xerostomia reported; widely used to control chemotherapy/post-op nausea.

    Clinical management: Hydration; note QT-prolongation caution with other QT drugs.

Sources

  1. A Guide to Medications Inducing Salivary Gland Dysfunction, Xerostomia, and Subjective Sialorrhea: A Systematic Review Sponsored by the World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI. Wolff A, Joshi RK, Ekström J, et al. Drugs in R&D, 2017.