Nausea is an uneasy feeling in which a person feels an urge to vomit while vomiting is the natural response to the body to forcefully discharge the stomach contents. Ondansetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting.
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Ondansetron belongs to a group of medications called 'anti-emetics primarily used in the prevention of vomiting (being sick) and nausea (feeling sick) that usually occur after cancer chemotherapy, radiation treatment, or surgery.
Zofra ODT is an orally dissolving film designed to be placed on the tongue, dissolving within 20 seconds, and swallowed with saliva.
Zofra ODT base, a selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist.
C18H19N3O, molecular weight of 293.3.
Ondansetron blocks the 5-HT3 receptors, preventing the vomiting reflex triggered by chemotherapeutic agents and radiotherapy in the small intestine and central nervous system.
The exact mechanism is unknown, but it may share pathways with cytotoxic-induced nausea and vomiting.
Oral Soluble Film: Place on the tongue to dissolve in 20 seconds without chewing or swallowing whole.
Zofra ODT does not induce or inhibit hepatic cytochrome P-450 enzymes, though inducers/inhibitors can affect its clearance.
Hypersensitivity to the drug or components, and concomitant use with apomorphine.
No dosage adjustment is needed.
Limited information.
Severe impairment requires a maximum daily dose of 8 mg.
Anaphylaxis, bronchospasm, tachycardia, angina, hypokalemia, and shortness of breath.
No carcinogenic effects in animal studies.
No harm to the fetus in animal studies, but insufficient data for pregnant women.
Excreted in rat milk; caution in nursing women.
Reported in those sensitive to other 5-HT3 antagonists.
May mask ileus or gastric distension.
Not a replacement for nasogastric suction.
Store below 30ºC, in a dry place away from light and moisture.
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