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Granisetron (Oral Route, Intravenous Route)
Drug Information provided by: MicromedexUS Brand Names
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Description
Granisetron is used to prevent the nausea and vomiting that may occur after treatment with anticancer medicines (chemotherapy) or with radiation therapy.
Granisetron is to be given only by or under the immediate supervision of your doctor.
Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although this use is not included in product labeling, granisetron injection is used in certain patients:
- To prevent the nausea and vomiting that may occur after cancer radiation treatment in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
- Solution
- Tablet
