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- Manufacturer: Zoron
- Product Form: Tablets
- Product Type: Tablets
Product Description:
- Ondansetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery.
- Ondansetron is in a class of medications called serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists.
- It works by blocking the action of serotonin, a natural substance that may cause nausea and vomiting.
- Ondansetron works by blocking one of the body's natural substances (serotonin) that causes vomiting.
How To Use:
- To prevent nausea from chemotherapy, take this medication usually within 30 minutes before treatment begins.
- To prevent nausea from radiation treatment, take this medication 1 to 2 hours before the start of your treatment.
- To prevent nausea after surgery, take ondansetron 1 hour before the start of surgery.
- This medication may be taken with or without food.
- However, your doctor may tell you not to eat before chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery.
Take any other doses as directed by your doctor:
- Ondansetron may be taken up to 3 times a day for 1 to 2 days after your chemotherapy or radiation treatment is finished.
- If you are taking this medication on a prescribed schedule, take it regularly in order to get the most benefit from it.
- To help you remember, take it at the same times each day.
- Dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy.
- The dosage for children may also be based on age and weight.
In patients with severe liver problems:
- The usual maximum dose is 8 milligrams in 24 hours.
- Take this medication exactly as directed.
- Do not take more medication or take it more often than prescribed.
- Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions.
- Inform your doctor if your condition does not improve or if it worsens.
Warnings And Precautions:
You should not use ondansetron if:
- You are allergic to ondansetron or similar medicines (dolasetron, granisetron, palonosetron).
To make sure ondansetron is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
- Liver disease.
- An electrolyte imbalance (such as low levels of potassium or magnesium in your blood).
- Congestive heart failure, slow heartbeats.
- Personal or family history of long qt syndrome.
- Blockage in your digestive tract (stomach or intestines).
- Ondansetron is not expected to harm an unborn baby.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant.
- It is not known whether ondansetron passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby.
- Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
- Ondansetron is not approved for use by anyone younger than 4 years old.
- Ondansetron orally disintegrating tablets may contain phenylalanine.
- Tell your doctor if you have phenylketonuria (PKU).
Ingredients:
- Ondansetron 4 mg film-coated tablets
Product Details:
- Manufacturer: Zoron
- Product Form: Tablets
- Product Type: Tablets
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- Manufacturer: Zoron
- Product Form: Tablets
- Product Type: Tablets
Genuine brands
Temperature Controlled
Secure Payment
About Product
Product Description:
- Ondansetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery.
- Ondansetron is in a class of medications called serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists.
- It works by blocking the action of serotonin, a natural substance that may cause nausea and vomiting.
- Ondansetron works by blocking one of the body's natural substances (serotonin) that causes vomiting.
How To Use:
- To prevent nausea from chemotherapy, take this medication usually within 30 minutes before treatment begins.
- To prevent nausea from radiation treatment, take this medication 1 to 2 hours before the start of your treatment.
- To prevent nausea after surgery, take ondansetron 1 hour before the start of surgery.
- This medication may be taken with or without food.
- However, your doctor may tell you not to eat before chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery.
Take any other doses as directed by your doctor:
- Ondansetron may be taken up to 3 times a day for 1 to 2 days after your chemotherapy or radiation treatment is finished.
- If you are taking this medication on a prescribed schedule, take it regularly in order to get the most benefit from it.
- To help you remember, take it at the same times each day.
- Dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy.
- The dosage for children may also be based on age and weight.
In patients with severe liver problems:
- The usual maximum dose is 8 milligrams in 24 hours.
- Take this medication exactly as directed.
- Do not take more medication or take it more often than prescribed.
- Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions.
- Inform your doctor if your condition does not improve or if it worsens.
Warnings And Precautions:
You should not use ondansetron if:
- You are allergic to ondansetron or similar medicines (dolasetron, granisetron, palonosetron).
To make sure ondansetron is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
- Liver disease.
- An electrolyte imbalance (such as low levels of potassium or magnesium in your blood).
- Congestive heart failure, slow heartbeats.
- Personal or family history of long qt syndrome.
- Blockage in your digestive tract (stomach or intestines).
- Ondansetron is not expected to harm an unborn baby.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant.
- It is not known whether ondansetron passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby.
- Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
- Ondansetron is not approved for use by anyone younger than 4 years old.
- Ondansetron orally disintegrating tablets may contain phenylalanine.
- Tell your doctor if you have phenylketonuria (PKU).
Ingredients:
- Ondansetron 4 mg film-coated tablets
Product Details:
- Manufacturer: Zoron
- Product Form: Tablets
- Product Type: Tablets