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West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Recalls Ondansetron in 5% Dextrose Injection And Metronidazole Injection, USP Bags Due To Possible Hea by FDA Posted Tue 08 Jun 2010 1:10pm . manufactured Ondansetron in 5% Dextrose Injection, supplied in 32mg/50mL Single-Use Plastic Bag Containers and Metronidazole Injection 500mg/100ml USP in Flexible IV Plastic Bag Containers. Claris recently received reports of the presence of floating matter and non-sterility in Ondansetron and Metronidazole. Non-sterile products administered intravenously may Read on »
Pfizer Initiates a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Lots of Metronidazole Injection, Ciprofloxacin Injection, and Ondansetron by FDA Posted Tue 08 Jun 2010 1:09pm and Ondansetron IV Products due to the presence of floating matter and non-sterility discovered by the manufacturer Claris Laboratories. Non-sterility of a product administered via... are intravenous antibiotics used to treat infections. Ondansetron injection is an intravenous product used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy or surgery Read on »
Gene Variants Predict Treatment Success for Alcoholism Medication by Medline Plus Posted Wed 19 Jan 2011 2:36pm at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, conducted a controlled trial to determine if the medication ondansetron could reduce problem drinking, in alcohol-dependent individuals. Ondansetron is currently used to treat nausea and vomiting, often following chemotherapy. It works by blocking receptors for the brain chemical serotonin. The current study extends Read on »
Alcoholism Treatment Success May Hinge on Genes by nih.gov Posted Mon 31 Jan 2011 12:01pm problems. Johnson and his colleagues have also found that the medication ondansetron may be an effective therapy for some people with alcoholism. Ondansetron works by blocking... trial to see whether serotonin transporter variants influence the effectiveness of ondansetron. They performed genetic analyses in alcohol-dependent people to determine which Read on »
Personalizing Addiction Medicine by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted Fri 21 Jan 2011 4:45pm test subjects were carrying which versions of the gene in question, Dr. Johnson and his colleagues conducted a controlled trial of ondansetron on a randomized group of 283 alcoholics. The findings were published in the American Journal of Psychiatry . Ondansetron is an anti-emetic medication that has shown promise in treating addictions Read on »
Intravenous Medications Manufactured by Claris: Recall due to contamination of products by FDA Posted Fri 28 May 2010 9:00pm Metronidazole, Ciprofloxacin and Ondansetron sold under the Claris, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and West-Ward Pharmaceuticals labels... and ondansetron manufactured by Claris Lifesciences due to contamination. These products were all manufactured on the same manufacturing line and sold under the Claris, Sagent Read on »
Bring It On! by Gemma Posted Fri 04 Jun 2010 4:56am Bring it on IV's! I have my IV Kit ready so that you don't ruin the next 7 days of my life. Unlucky for you and lucky for me, the Co-Op had a deal on energy drinks and re hydration sachets, so stick that in your pipe and smoke it! I have energy drinks, re hydration sachets, co-codamol, ondansetron (an anti sickness tablet) and most importantly Read on »
Chemo Day by Whidbeywoman Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 12:00am is on are Emmend (taken before infusion), Ondansetron, Prochlorper and Lorezepan. At the hospital, he receives two types of Chemo drugs by infusion. Then he takes Xeloda at home, which Read on »
FDA Alert Product Recall Intravenous Products From Claris Lifesciences Also Marketed Under the Names of of Sagent, Pfizer and We by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Sat 29 May 2010 11:55pm in the treatment of critical illnesses.” Healthcare professionals should NOT use and should immediately remove from their pharmacy inventories any metronidazole, ondansetron... the situation and will notify the public when new information becomes available. Metronidazole and ciprofloxacin are antibiotics used to treat a variety of infections. Ondansetron Read on »
Serotonin and Dopamine: A Primer by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 3:22am as well. Other 5-HT agonists, like ondansetron (trade name Zofran), do not have that effect. Ondansetron helps block the nausea of chemotherapy by blocking serotonin activity in the GI tract. Vomiting is a serotonin-mediated reflex. In this case, it is the 5-HT3 receptor subtype that is of note. Ondansetron’s selective affinity for that subtype makes Read on »