Ondansetron 8mg tablets

Land: Storbritannia

Språk: engelsk

Kilde: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktiv ingrediens:

Ondansetron hydrochloride dihydrate

Tilgjengelig fra:

Ennogen Healthcare Ltd

ATC-kode:

A04AA01

INN (International Name):

Ondansetron hydrochloride dihydrate

Dosering :

8mg

Legemiddelform:

Oral tablet

Administreringsrute:

Oral

Klasse:

No Controlled Drug Status

Resept typen:

Valid as a prescribable product

Produkt oppsummering:

BNF: 04060000; GTIN: 05060254923000

Informasjon til brukeren

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Ondansetron 8mg Orodispersible Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each orodispersible tablet contains ondansetron 8mg.
Excipient with known effect
Each orodispersible tablet contains 6mg aspartame.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Orodispersible tablets.
Round, white to off-white, flat, bevelled edged, tablets plain on both
the surfaces,
having strawberry odour.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
_Adults: _
Ondansetron orodispersible tablets are indicated for the management of
nausea and
vomiting induced by cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Ondansetron orodispersible tablets are indicated for the prevention of
post-operative
nausea and vomiting (PONV).
For treatment of established PONV, administration by injection is
recommended.
_Paediatric Population:_
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Ondansetron is indicated for the management of chemotherapy-induced
nausea and
vomiting (CINV) in children aged
≥
6 months.
No studies have been conducted on the use of orally administered
ondansetron in the
prevention and treatment of PONV in children aged
≥
1 month, administration by IV
injection is recommended for this purpose.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy induced nausea and vomiting:
_Adults: _
The emetogenic potential of cancer treatment varies according to the
doses and
combinations of chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimens used. The
selection of dose
regimen should be determined by the severity of the emetogenic
challenge.
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_Emetogenic chemotherapy and radiotherapy:_ Ondansetron can be given
either by
rectal, oral (as orodispersible tablet, tablets or syrup) intravenous
or intramuscular
administration.
For oral administration: 8 mg taken 1 to 2 hours before chemotherapy
or radiation
treatment, followed by 8 mg every 12 hours for a maximum of 5 days to
protect
against delayed or prolonged emesis.
_For highly emetogenic chemotherapy_: a single dose of up