Ondansetron for treating nausea and vomiting in the poisoned patient.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the efficacy of ondansetron for the treatment of poisoning-associated vomiting in two patients following drug intoxication.


METHODS
Two self-poisoned adolescent patients.


METHODS
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.
Reed
M D
MD
School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Marx
C M
CM
D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000506:poisoning; D000293:Adolescent; D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003078:Colchicine / Q000506:poisoning; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017294:Ondansetron / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002606:Charcoal; D000082:Acetaminophen; D017294:Ondansetron; D003078:Colchicine