Active Ingredient: Palonosetron
Palonosetron is indicated in paediatric patients 1 month of age and older for the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy and prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Intravenous
20 - 20 ug per kg of body weight
From 20 To 20 ug per kg of body weight once every day
20 micrograms/kg (the maximum total dose should not exceed 1500 micrograms) palonosetron administered as a single 15 minute intravenous infusion beginning approximately 30 minutes before the start of chemotherapy.
The safety and efficacy of palonosetron in children aged less than 1 month have not been established. No data are available. There are limited data on the use of palonosetron in the prevention of nausea and vomiting in children under 2 years of age.
Palonosetron should be administered as a single 15 minute intravenous infusion.
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