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Granisetron, sold under the brand name Sancuso among others, is a medication used to treat chemotherapy, radiation, and postoperative nausea and vomiting. It may be taken by mouth, injected into a vein, or used as a skin patch. It is not useful for nausea due to motion sickness or opioids.

Common side effects include headache, constipation, fever, abdominal pain, and heart burn. Other side effects may include allergic reactions. While there is no evidence of harm in pregnancy, such use has not been well studied. It is a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist.

Granisetron was patented in 1985 and approved for medical use in 1991. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines as an alternative to ondansetron. It is available as a generic. In the United Kingdom 10 vials of 1 mg costs the NHS about £20 as of 2021. This amount in the United States costs about 36 USD.