ondaset 4ml inj 1's

Highlights

• Ondansetron injection is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer medicines (chemotherapy or radiation) including high-dose cisplatin.
• This medicine is also used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting that may happen after surgery.

Description

Ondaset 4ml injection

• Ondansetron blocks the actions of chemicals in the body that can trigger nausea and vomiting.
• Ondansetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting that may be caused by surgery, cancer chemotherapy, or radiation treatment.

Directions For Use

• The IV is given by a health care professional.

Warnings

• 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.

Precautions

• You should not use ondansetron if:
• you are also using apomorphine (Apokyn); or
• 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;
• a personal or family history of long QT syndrome; or
• a blockage in your digestive tract (stomach or intestines).