Ondansetron is a medicine which prevents your child feeling sick (nausea) and being sick (vomiting)
15 mg/kg IV, with the first dose (infused over 15 minutes) 30 minutes before the start of emetogenic chemotherapy and subsequent
Last updated on Aug 13, 2023
Ondansetron (Zofran) is a medication that helps prevent nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy, radiation treatment, or after surgery
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Children 4 to 11 years of age—At first, one 4-milligram (mg) film taken 30 minutes before starting cancer treatment
This belongs to a group of medicines called anti-emetics
November 23, 2021 For children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE), ondansetron administered in the primary care setting was found to stop vomiting more quickly than
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Children 4 to 11 years of age—At first, 4 mg taken 30 minutes before starting cancer treatment
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It may also be used to treat nausea and vomiting related to cancer treatment
Oral
It is used in children to treat and prevent nausea and vomiting caused by stomach discomfort, surgery, cancer medicines (chemotherapy) or radiation therapy
Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is one of the most common infectious illnesses of childhood
Ondansetron works in the stomach to block the signals to the brain that cause nausea and vomiting
Ondansetron 4mg/5ml Syrup belongs to a group of medicines called anti-emetics, also known as serotonin 5HT 3 antagonists (called Ondansetron Syrup throughout the rest of this leaflet)
Ondansetron is available in Canada as an oral solution, tablet, and oral disintegrating tablet (ODT)
Ondansetron is a medicine that is used to treat or prevent nausea (feeling sick, upset stomach) and vomiting (throwing up)
Domperidone and ondansetron are the most commonly known antiemetic drugs
18 If the child vomited within 15 min of administration, the same dose was repeated once
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