Medicine pack check sheet

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• Conventional tablets and ODTs may both say 4 mg or 8 mg, but their dosage form and handling differ. Keep ZOFRAN ODT in its blister until use, peel back the foil with dry hands, gently remove it rather than push the fragile tablet through the foil, and place it on the tongue immediately to dissolve. This is not an individual frequency or dosage-form switching rule.
• ZOFRAN ODT contains aspartame and supplies a small amount of phenylalanine. A person with phenylketonuria or a caregiver should verify the exact form and current label; conventional-tablet or solution information does not replace this ODT ingredient warning.
• The label warns about QT prolongation. Avoid use in congenital long-QT syndrome; low potassium or magnesium, congestive heart failure, bradyarrhythmia or another QT-prolonging medicine requires professional review and the label may call for ECG monitoring. Do not add, reduce, separate or stop any medicine from this page.
• Serotonin syndrome may occur with serotonergic medicines, including some SSRIs, SNRIs, other antidepressants, triptans, tramadol, lithium, fentanyl and St John's wort. A combination of agitation, mental-status change, rapid heartbeat, blood-pressure change, fever, sweating, tremor, muscle rigidity or diarrhoea needs immediate medical assessment; use local emergency services if severe.