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Zofran (ondansetron) is an antiemetic and selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist prescribed for the treatment of nausea and vomiting due to cancer chemotherapy and also used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting after surgery. Zofran is available in generic form. Common side effects of Zofran include: diarrhea, headache, fever, lightheadedness, dizziness, weakness, tiredness, drowsiness, constipation, rash, blurred vision, and; muscle spasm. Zofran adult dose is 32-mg given as a single dose or divided in three 0.15-mg/kg divided doses infused over 15 minutes.
Though Zofran was originally created in 1984 to treat nausea and vomiting in cancer patients after receiving chemotherapy, the drug is most commonly used today by pregnant women. It metabolizes in the liver and has a shelf-life of five to seven hours. Common side effects of the drug are headaches and sometimes constipation.