Zoron 8 mg 10 Tablets

Product Description:

• Ondansetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery.
• Ondansetron is in a class of medications called serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists.
• It works by blocking the action of serotonin, a natural substance that may cause nausea and vomiting.
• Ondansetron works by blocking one of the body's natural substances (serotonin) that causes vomiting.

How To Use:

• To prevent nausea from chemotherapy, take this medication usually within 30 minutes before treatment begins.
• To prevent nausea from radiation treatment, take this medication 1 to 2 hours before the start of your treatment.
• To prevent nausea after surgery, take ondansetron 1 hour before the start of surgery.
• This medication may be taken with or without food.
• However, your doctor may tell you not to eat before chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery.

Take any other doses as directed by your doctor:

• Ondansetron may be taken up to 3 times a day for 1 to 2 days after your chemotherapy or radiation treatment is finished.
• If you are taking this medication on a prescribed schedule, take it regularly in order to get the most benefit from it.
• To help you remember, take it at the same times each day.
• Dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy.
• The dosage for children may also be based on age and weight.

In patients with severe liver problems:

• The usual maximum dose is 8 milligrams in 24 hours.
• Take this medication exactly as directed.
• Do not take more medication or take it more often than prescribed.
• Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions.
• Inform your doctor if your condition does not improve or if it worsens.

Warnings And Precautions:

You should not use ondansetron if:

• 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.
• Personal or family history of long qt syndrome.
• Blockage in your digestive tract (stomach or intestines).
• 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.
• Ondansetron is not approved for use by anyone younger than 4 years old.
• Ondansetron orally disintegrating tablets may contain phenylalanine.
• Tell your doctor if you have phenylketonuria (PKU).

Ingredients:

• Ondansetron 4 mg film-coated tablets