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What is Ondansetron?

Ondansetron is an antiemtic drug used to prevent nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Nausea 88 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Nausea and vomiting 61 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Kidney stone 5 0
Gastroparesis 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 4 1 Efficacy_major
Vomiting 4 0

See all 163 patients currently taking Ondansetron

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 4
Mild
 6
None
 24

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ondansetron

Constipation 3
Headaches 1
Euphoria 1
Tiredness 1
Grogginess 1
Somnolence 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ondansetron. See all 21 dosages ►

  4 mg as needed 8mg as needed 2 4mg as needed 4mg as needed 4 mg daily 8 mg daily 12 mg daily 16 mg daily 24 mg daily 32 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 35 Number of Patients: 35 5 Number of Patients: 5 68 Number of Patients: 68 14 Number of Patients: 14 11 Number of Patients: 11 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ondansetron (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 12   Other: 34%
Course of treatment ended 11   Course of treatment ended: 31%
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 23%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 11%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 9%
Expense 2   Expense: 6%

See all 35 patients who’ve stopped taking Ondansetron

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ondansetron

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Ondansetron

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ondansetron

Always
 32 84%
Usually
 3 8%
Sometimes
 3 8%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ondansetron

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 8%
A little
 3 8%
Not at all
 32 84%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ondansetron

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 8%
$50-99
 1 8%
$25-49
 2 15%
< $25
 9 69%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.