Medication: Expected Pharmacological Action Therapeutic Use

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ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Medication

STUDENT NAME______________________________________
Ondansetron
MEDICATION___________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER____________

CATEGORY CLASS__Antiemetics
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PURPOSE OF MEDICATION

Expected Pharmacological Action Therapeutic Use


Prevention of nausea and vomiting Decreased incidence and severity of nausea
associated with highly or moderately and vomiting after chemotherapy or surgery.
ematogenic chemotherapy.

Complications Medication Administration


CNS: Serotonin syndrome, headache, dizziness, -PO
drowsiness, fatigue, weakness. -IM
-Torsade de pointes, constipation, QT interval -IV
prolongation, diarrhea, dry mouth, abdominal pai.

Contraindications/Precautions
Orally disintegrating tablets containing aspartate and
should not be used in patients with phenylketonuria. Nursing Interventions
-Assess patient for nausea,
vomiting, abdominal distention
as well bowel sounds.
-Assess patient for
Interactions extrapyramidal effects.

Use with apomorphine with increase risk of severe


hypotension and loss of consciousness; concurrent use is
contraindicated.

Client Education
-Instruct patient to use
Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness medication as prescribed.
-Advice patient to notify health
Prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with care professional if symptoms of
emetogenic cancer chemotherapy. Prevention of irregular heart rate, serotonin
postoperative nausea and vomiting. syndrome or involuntary eye
movements.

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