Manufacturer: Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Salt Composition : Palonosetron(0.5mg)
Strip of 10 Tablet Md
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EME OD TABLET should be used with caution in patients with heart diseases or a family history of heart diseases such as QT prolongation (changes in a heartbeat), chronic constipation or blocked bowels and untreated electrolyte imbalances such as potassium and magnesium in the blood.
EME OD TABLET is not recommended for use in pregnancy unless clearly necessary as it is not known whether it may cause harm to the unborn baby. Contact your doctor before taking it.
EME OD TABLET should be used with caution as it is not known whether it may pass through the breast milk. Contact your doctor before taking it.
EME OD TABLET is not recommended for use in children and adolescents under 18 years of age. Contact your doctor before taking it. The most common side effect of taking EME OD TABLET is a headache. Contact your physician if the above side effects worsen.
EME OD TABLET blocks the action of serotonin, which induces nausea and vomiting (serotonin is a chemical that carries messages between nerve cells in the brain and throughout the body).
Pharmacokinetics. Orally taken palonosetron is absorbed well from the gut and has a bioavailability of 97%. Highest blood plasma levels are reached after 5.1±1.7 hours, independently of food intake, and plasma protein binding is 62%.
COMMON
Headache
UNCOMMON
Difficulty in sleeping
Breathlessness
Swelling of the eyes
Abnormal electrical impulses in the heart
Constipation
Nausea
Increased levels of bilirubin in the blood
Muscle ache
Palonosetron is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to the compound or any of its components. Palonosetron should be administered with caution in patients who have or may develop prolongation of cardiac conduction intervals, particularly QTc.
EME OD TABLET is not recommended for use in pregnancy unless clearly necessary as it is not known whether it may cause harm to the unborn baby. Contact your doctor before taking it.
It is not known whether EME OD TABLET passes through breast milk, hence consult your doctor before taking this medicine.
Palonosetron is an antinauseant and antiemetic agent indicated for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with moderately-emetogenic cancer chemotherapy and for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
PALONOSETRON may interact with antidepressants (citalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline, escitalopram, duloxetine, venlafaxine), heart-related drugs or high blood pressure (quinidine, amiodarone, nicardipine), antibiotics (moxifloxacin, erythromycin), antiemetic (domperidone), ...
Your doctor will decide the correct dose and duration for you depending upon your age, body weight and disease condition.
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children
Store at room temperature
Contact your doctor
Contact your doctor immediately, if you think you have taken an extra dose of EME OD TABLET. Symptoms of overdosage include fits, laboured breathing and salivation.
Always take as directed by your physician. EME OD TABLET usually will be taken orally as prescribed by your doctor 60 minutes prior to your routine chemotherapy. Your doctor will decide the correct dose and duration for you depending upon your age, body weight and disease condition.
Does EME OD TABLET work for seasickness?
No, EME OD TABLET does not work for seasickness, because it has very little effect on nausea associated with motion sickness.
Is EME OD TABLET a chemo drug?
No, it is not a chemo drug. It belongs to a group of medicines called serotonin antagonists and is used to treat side effects caused due to chemotherapy.
What type of drug is EME OD TABLET?
It is a serotonin antagonist, which works by blocking the action of a chemical called serotonin present in the brain and thereby controls nausea and vomiting.
Is EME OD TABLET a steroid?
No, it is a selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist prescribed for treating nausea and vomiting caused due to cancer chemotherapy.
