A competitive serotonin type 3 receptor antagonist. It is effective in the treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs, including cisplatin, and has reported anxiolytic and neuroleptic properties.
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In the adult patient population:
i) orally administered ondansetron tablets and orally disintegrating tablets (ODT) are indicated for:
- the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including high dose (ie. greater than or equal to 50 mg/m2) cisplatin therapy, and radiotherapy, and
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Department of Anesthesiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital & Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, California, United States
Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Hôpital Claude Huriez, CHRU, Lille, France
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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