ONDANSETRON

Course overview

ONDANSETRON IS ONE OF THE MEDICATIONS MOST COMMONLY USED FOR EMPIRIC TREATMENT. ONDANSETRON HAS EXTREME UTILITY AS AN ANTIEMETIC DRUG, AND IT IS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NAUSEA AND VOMITING OF VARIOUS ETIOLOGIES. COMMON USES OF ONDANSETRON INCLUDE THE PREVENTION OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED AND RADIATION-INDUCED NAUSEA AND VOMITING, THE PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING, AND OFF-LABEL USE FOR THE PREVENTION OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE FOR MOTION SICKNESS INDUCED NAUSEA. THIS ACTIVITY COVERS ONDANSETRON, INCLUDING MECHANISM OF ACTION, PHARMACOLOGY, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILES, ELIGIBLE PATIENT POPULATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MONITORING, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ONDANSETRON THERAPY.