Paloxi

Adults:

Usual dosage: for adults, the tablet dose is 0.5 mg daily, and the intravenous dose is a single 0.075 mg injection given over 10 seconds. For chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, adults take a 0.5 mg tablet about 1 hour before chemotherapy begins, or receive a single 0.25 mg intravenous dose given over 30 seconds about 30 minutes before chemotherapy begins. For radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, a single 0.25 mg intravenous dose is given over 30 seconds about 30 minutes before each week of radiation fraction. For post-operative nausea and vomiting, a single 0.075 mg intravenous dose is given over 10 seconds immediately before anaesthesia is induced. For children aged 1 month to 17 years, a single intravenous dose of 20 mcg per kg of body weight is given, up to a maximum of 1.5 mg.