Posted by utopizen on January 4, 2003, at 10:43:54
Uses: Parenteral: Prevent N&V resulting from initial and repeated courses of cancer chemotherapy, including high-dose cisplatin. Prophylaxis and treatment of selected cases of postoperative N&V, especially situations where there is multiple retching and long periods of N&V. Oral: Prevention of N&V due to initial and repeated courses of cancer chemotherapy, including single-day highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy (e.g. Cisplatin). Prevenion of N&V associated with radiotherapy in clients receiving either total body irradiation, single high-dose fraction, or daily fractions to the abdomen. Prevention of postoperative N&V. Investigational: N&V due to acetaminophen poisoning, acute levodopa-induced psychosis, N&V due to prostacyclin therapy, spinal or epidural morphine-induced pruritus, social anxiety disorder, decrease in bulimic episodes in clients with bulimia nervosa.
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