more on Zofran

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I just want to share I learned recently there is a generic for Zofran which

helps with cost AND there is also a form that dissolves in the mouth without

need to swallow anything. Generic is Ondansetron, tablet form is HCL and

the dissolve in the mouth form is ODT (my guess is " oral dissolvable

tablet " ?). We have been using it for my mother in law this week and it's

fantastic - works fast and dissolves quickly on the tongue.

I did not know about Zofran until an emergency room doc suggested it for my

mil during a visit - I of course was very concerned because I know the

others are bad news for LBD/Parkinson's but he explained Zofran works not in

the brain but at some sort of receptor cells in the stomach lining. She did

really fine on it, even via the iv line. I have had the tablet form since

then but recently learned of the generic and the " ODT " form which is really

great.

Dorothy