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Zofran ( on-DAN-se-tron) is used to prevent the nausea and vomiting that may occur after therapy with anticancer medicines (chemotherapy) or radiation, or after surgery.
Zofran is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, anesthesia, and surgery. Zofran is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Zofran comes as a tablet and in an injectable form. The tablets may be taken with or without food. The first dose of Zofran usually is taken in a hospital or clinic 30 minutes before chemotherapy is begun. The second dose is taken 4 hours after the first dose, and the third dose is taken 8 hours after the first dose. Your doctor also may want you take one tablet every 8 hours for 1 or 2 days after chemotherapy. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Zofran exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Zofran injections are given by qualified health care professionals. Brand names: - Ondansetron - Zofran - Zofran ODT |