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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M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
San Antonio Fire Department EMS Division, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, United States
Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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