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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 82 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Nausea and vomiting 45 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Kidney stone 5 0
Gastroparesis 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Vomiting 4 0
Other 4 1 Efficacy_major

See all 147 patients currently taking Ondansetron

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 4
Mild
 5
None
 22

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

Constipation 2
Euphoria 1
Tiredness 1
Grogginess 1
Somnolence 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ondansetron. See all 20 dosages ►

  2mg/mL as needed 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
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 31 Number of Patients: 31 5 Number of Patients: 5 61 Number of Patients: 61 12 Number of Patients: 12 9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ondansetron (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 12   Other: 41%
Course of treatment ended 9   Course of treatment ended: 31%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 14%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 10%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 7%
Expense 1   Expense: 3%

See all 29 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
 28 82%
Usually
 3 9%
Sometimes
 3 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ondansetron

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 9%
A little
 3 9%
Not at all
 28 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ondansetron

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 9%
$50-99
 1 9%
$25-49
 2 18%
< $25
 7 64%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.