Anti nausea medicine: Zofran or ondansetron is a drug used to control or prevent the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy or radiation therapy
Recommended dose: 0
4 to 11 years old: One 4 mg dose 30 minutes before starting chemotherapy, then another 4 mg dose at 4 hours and 8 hours after the
Updated on November 03, 2023 Medically reviewed by Jonathan B
Generic name: ONDANSETRON HYDROCHLORIDE 4mg Dosage form: tablet Drug class: 5HT3 receptor antagonists Medically reviewed by Drugs
opioid-induced pruritis) 0
per dose 8 mg) as
In patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh score of 10 or greater), a single maximal daily dose of 8 mg infused over 15 minutes beginning 30
0
This medication is used alone or with other medications to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer drug treatment (chemotherapy), radiation treatment, or drugs used to put you to sleep before surgery
The dosage recommendation is the same as for the general population
Dilution of Ondansetron Injection is required in adult and pediatric patients prior to administration
Weight
3% or Mannitol 10% or Ringers solution; for intermittent infusion, dilute the required dose in 50–100 mL of infusion fluid and give over
Ondansetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery
Each tablet contains ondansetron 8 mg
Another open-label, non-comparative, single-arm study (S3A239) investigated the efficacy of one intravenous dose of 0
Infants under 6 months of age: Ondansetron is not recommended in infants under 6 months of age for the prevention of nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy
In patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh score of Each 4-mg Ondansetron Tablet, USP for oral
One 4 mg ondansetron tablet should be administered 3 times a day (every 8 hours) for 1 to 2 days after completion of chemotherapy
Ondansetron is increasingly used to prevent emesis in children with acute gastroenteritis; however, the optimal dose is unknown