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What is Ondansetron?

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

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Nausea 13 1
Other 4 0
Nausea/Vomiting 2 0
nausea, dizziness 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 100%

Dosages

  4 mg as needed 4mg as needed 8mg as needed as needed 4 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ondansetron (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
4 80% Other: 80%
Did not seem to work
1 20% Did not seem to work: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Ondansetron

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ondansetron

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
2
0
3
1

Stopped Taking Ondansetron

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
1 100%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.