Oral and IV formulations have been shown to have
posaconazole Serious - Use Alternative (163) adagrasib alfuzosin almotriptan amiodarone amisulpride amitriptyline amoxapine anagrelide apalutamide arformoterol aripiprazole arsenic trioxide Zofran® (ondansetron) is a medication that prevents nausea and vomiting caused by
Ondansetron comes in three forms that you
Zofran blocks the actions of chemicals in the body that can trigger nausea
Ongoing ondansetron given orally < 1 m² 4 mg TDS, > 1 m² 8 mg TDS, continued for 3 days after last day of chemotherapy or 5 days if nausea and vomiting persisted IV over 30 minutes before chemotherapy: Ondansetron 0
Warnings Ondansetron is a medication that helps prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery
Ondansetron is licensed in the UK to prevent or treat sickness caused by chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery in adults, and chemotherapy or surgery in children and young people
Ondansetron hydrochloride is approved to prevent: Nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery
It is also used to prevent nausea and vomiting that may occur after surgery
When this medicine is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer medicines (chemotherapy), it is usually given 30 minutes before the start of chemotherapy for at least 15 minutes
This book chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the pharmacology, clinical indications, adverse effects, and drug interactions of ondansetron
A systematic review of 26 clinical trials found that ondansetron reduces nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
Patients in the low-risk group were then randomly assigned to one of the following regimens, given on days 2 through 5 after the start of chemotherapy: oral placebo, 4 mg of dexamethasone given 5
And many chemotherapy drugs are designed to attack fast-growing cells, like cancer
5-HT3 receptor antagonists are FDA-approved for preventing nausea and vomiting in children
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