Active Ingredient: Granisetron
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Intravenous
10 - 40 ug per kg of body weight
From 2.5 To 10 ug per kg of body weight 4 time(s) per day every day
A dose of 10 µg/kg of granisetron should be administered by slow intravenous injection. The maximum dose of granisetron to be administered over 24 hours should not exceed 3 mg.
For the prevention of PONV, administration should be completed prior to induction of anaesthesia.
It should be administered either as a slow intravenous injection or as a diluted intravenous infusion 5 minutes prior to the start of chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Intravenous
1 - 3 mg
From 0.333 To 1 mg 3 time(s) per day every day
A dose of 1 mg of granisetron should be administered by slow intravenous injection. The maximum dose of granisetron to be administered over 24 hours should not exceed 3 mg.
For the prevention of PONV, administration should be completed prior to induction of anaesthesia.
It should be administered either as a slow intravenous injection or as a diluted intravenous infusion 5 minutes prior to the start of chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
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