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

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