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Uses:

• Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you when it will be given.
• An intravenous (in-tra-VEEN-us) or IV injection is given through a tube put in one of your veins, usually in your arm, wrist, hand, or sometimes in your chest.
• For chemotherapy treatment, this medicine is usually given as a single dose before each chemotherapy session
• For surgery, this medicine is usually given as a single dose before or after surgery.
• A nurse or other caregiver trained to give injections will give your treatment.
• Dolasetron may be mixed with juice and given by mouth to children.

Special precautions:

• Make sure your doctor knows if you are also taking diuretics (water pills), Tagamet®, rifampin (Rifadin®, Rifamate®), or drugs to treat heart rhythm problems.
• Make sure your doctor knows about all cancer medicines you may be receiving, especially drugs like doxorubicin (Adriamycin®) or daunorubicin (Cerubidine®).

Warnings:

• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk to your doctor before taking this medicine.
• Make sure your doctor knows if you have heart disease, especially heart rhythm problems. Also tell your doctor if you have low potassium or magnesium levels.

Side Effects:

• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in face or hands, swelling or tingling in the mouth or throat, tightness in chest, trouble breathing
• Fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness or lightheadedness
• Headache