Specific serotonin (5HT3) receptor antagonist. Prepn: F. D. King, EP 200444; idem, US 4886808 (1986, 1989 both to Beecham). 5HT3 receptor binding study: G. J. Kilpatrick et al., Nature 330, 746 (1987). Series of articles on pharmacology and clinical trials to prevent chemotherapy-induced emesis: Semin. Oncol. 22, Suppl. 10, 1-30 (1995).
Antiemetic.
Antiemetic; Serotonin Receptor Antagonist