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Ondansetron for Treating Nausea and Vomiting in the Poisoned Patient

Michael D. Reed, Celeste M. Marx

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the efficacy of ondansetron for the treatment of poisoning-associated vomiting in two patients following drug intoxication. PATIENTS: Two self-poisoned adolescent patients. INTERVENTION: Intravenous ondansetron. RESULTS: Resolution of nausea and vomiting in both patients. CONCLUSIONS: Ondansetron appears to be a very effective antiemetic drug for use in selected intoxicated patients.

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Key concepts: Ondansetron, Medicine, Vomiting, Antiemetic, Nausea, Anesthesia