Emistat 50ml

Indications and usage
Emistat
® is indicated for the prevention and treatment of post-operative nausea and vomiting, and for the management of nausea and vomiting
induced by cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy

Contraindication
Emistat
® oral solution is contraindicated for patients known to have hypersensitivity to the drug.
Warnings
Hypersensitivity reactions have been reported in patients who have exhibited hypersensitivity to other selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonists.
Precautions
Ondansetron is not a drug that stimulates gastric or intestinal peristalsis. It should not be used instead of nasogastric suction. The use of
Ondansetron in patients following abdominal surgery or in patients with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting may mask a progressive
ileus and/or gastric distension.

Interaction
Ondansetron does not itself appear to induce or inhibit the cytochrome P-450 drug-metabolizing enzyme system of the liver. Because
Ondansetron is metabolized by hepatic cytochrome P-450 drug-metabolizing enzymes, inducers or inhibitors of these enzymes may change
the clearance and hence, the half-life of Ondansetron. On the basis of available data, no dosage adjustment of Ondasetron is recommended
for patients on these drugs.
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility:
Carcinogenic effects were not seen in 2-year studies in rats and mice with oral Ondansetron doses up to 10 and 30 mg/kg per day,
respectively. Ondansetron was not mutagenic in standard tests for mutagenicity. Oral administration of Ondansetron up to 15 mg/kg per day
did not affect fertility or general reproduction performance of male and female rats.
Pregnancy, nursing mothers
Reproduction studies have been performed in pregnant rats and rabbits at daily oral doses up to 15 and 30 mg/kg per day, respectively, and
have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to Ondansetron. There are, however, no adequate and well-controlled
studies in pregnant women. Ondansetron is excreted in the breast milk of rats. So caution should be exercised when Ondansetron is
administered to a nursing women.
Pediatric Use:
Little information is available about dosage in pediatric patients 4 years of age or younger.
Geriatric Use:
Dosage adjustment is not needed in patients over the age of 65.
Adverse reactions:
Frequently reported adverse events were headache, constipation and diarrhea, but the majority have been mild or moderate in nature. In
chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, rash has occurred in approximately 1% of patients receiving Ondansetron. There also have been
reports to a sensation of flushing or warmth, hiccups and liver enzyme abnormalities. Rare cases of anaphylaxis, brochospasm, tachycardia,
angina (chest pain), hypokalemia, shortness of breath have also been reported, except for bronchospasm and anaphylaxis, the relationship to
Emistat
® is unclear. There have been no evidence to extrapyramidal reactions, in rare case oculogyric crisis appearing alone, as well as with
other dystonic reactions without definitive clinical evidence. In case of PONV, with the exception of headache, rates of these events were not
significantly different in the Ondansetron and placebo groups.