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Ondansetron May Reduce Symptoms of Opiate Withdrawal
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Title Ondansetron May Reduce Symptoms of Opiate Withdrawal
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/588509?src=rss
Description After finding that the 5-HT3 receptor in the brain affects susceptibility to opioid dependence, scientists in California have demonstrated the efficacy of ondansetron, a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, in reducing symptoms of opiate withdrawal in a mouse model and in humans. Reuters Health Information
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Date Feb 24, 2009
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