5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists are medications that are used before and after chemotherapy to prevent or treat nausea or vomiting. These medications may be given in the vein (IV), as an oral tablet by mouth, as an oral disintegrating tablet, or as a patch.
Please refer to the package insert for the specific medicine you are taking for information on how to take your medicine.
Keeping your pain under control is important to your well-being. Please tell your doctor or nurse if you are experiencing a headache.
There are no known interactions of 5HT3 with food.
These drug may interact with other medicines. Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the medicines and dietary supplements (vitamins, minerals, herbs and others) that you are taking at this time.
Pregnancy warning: These drugs are not expected to harm an unborn child. Talk to your doctor about the use of this drug if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
Breastfeeding warning: It is not known if these drugs passes into breast milk. For this reason, women should talk to their doctor about the risks and benefits of breast feeding during treatment with these drugs because this drug may enter the breast milk and cause harm to a breast feeding baby.
Fertility warning: These drugs are not expected to affect your ability to have children in the future. Human fertility studies have not been done with this drug.