asked 1 year ago
There is no mention of administration of Ondansetron when the patient has already taken it prior to arrival in new directives. If they have, when should we administer vs withhold?
1 Answers
answered 1 year ago
Thank you for the question.
The maximum dose of ondansetron is 8 mg every 8 hours, therefore if the patient had taken 4 mg prior to our arrival we could safely give another 4 mg. However, sometimes patients are not sure of their dosing or the timing of their medications, furthermore in those with hepatic failure a reduced dosage is preferred. To address this situation we added to the bottom of the directives that should the patient still feel nauseous, or is still vomiting after ondansetron administration (either by us or themselves) we can safely give dimenhydrinate should the patient meet the conditions and have no contraindications.
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