ALOXI

Aloxi Information

Aloxi (also known as Palonosetron) is a medicine which blocks the effects of certain chemicals that naturally occur in the human organism which are known to be responsible for the triggering of symptoms such as vomiting and nausea.

Aloxi Indications

Aloxi is usually prescribed by doctors to the patients who have had a surgery, in order to prevent nausea and vomiting, but also to the patients who are suffering from cancer, as a chemotherapy drug.

This medicine may also be used for other purposes than those listed above. For more information patients are recommended to ask their personal healthcare provider, physician or pharmacist, or to read the product’s label.

Aloxi Warnings

Patients who are allergic to Aloxi should not use this medicine. Before beginning the treatment, patients should inform their doctor if they are currently taking diuretic drugs, heart rhythm medication, if they have a history of Long QT syndrome and if they have an electrolyte imbalance.

Patients who have one or more of the medical conditions listed above might not be able to take this medicine or they may need a special dose adjustment. Aloxi is not harmful to an unborn baby, but the women who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breast feeding should talk to their doctor before beginning the treatment with this medicine.

Patients should also inform their doctor, before starting to use Aloxi if they have had an allergic reaction to Zofran, Anzemet and Kytril; all individuals should announce their doctor immediately if during the treatment they experience heart arrhythmias.

Aloxi Intake Guidelines

Patients should ask their doctor to tell them exactly how to take Aloxi, in order to obtain visible results during and after the treatment with this medicine. If they fail to understand any of the doctor’s indications they should ask him again or discuss with a pharmacist.

Usually, this medicine is administered as an intravenously injection. This injection is, in most of the cases, given in a cancer hospital. Aloxi is usually administered about 30 minutes before the patients start the chemotherapy treatment.

Aloxi Dosage

Patients should ask their doctor how to take every dose of Aloxi, in order to obtain the best results after the treatment. Patients should listen carefully to the doctor’s instructions and under no circumstances should they deviate from them. The normal dose administered intravenously to an adult is of 0.25 mg, which must be given over 30 seconds.

Aloxi Overdose

In the case in which a patient suspects that he has taken an overdose of this medicine he should immediately announce his personal health care provider, physician or pharmacist and local poison control center. The symptoms of an overdose with Aloxi are the same as the side effects of this drug, but more severe. Here is a list of the possible side effects of an overdose with Aloxi: diarrhea, constipation, headaches, and dizziness.

Aloxi Missed Dose

Patients should try as much as they can to take each dose of Aloxi at its due time. In case a patient forgets to take one of the scheduled doses, he should take it as soon as he remembers. If it already time for the next dose, he should take the next one, forgetting about the missed dose and continuing with the normal schedule.

But taking into consideration the fact that Aloxi is usually administered by a health care provider before a chemotherapy session in a cancer hospital, the chances of missing a dose are very little.

In the cases in which the patients are giving themselves the injection with Aloxi and they forgot to use one of the prescribed doses, they are not recommended to employ a double dose of Aloxi as this may lead to an overdose which can have serious side effects.

Aloxi Side Effects

It is well known the fact that any medicine has its side effects which some people experience and some do not. Patients should immediately call their doctor if they experience one or more of these signs of an allergic reactions to Aloxi: hives, swelling of the face, lips and tongue, and breathing problems.

Individuals should also announce their doctor if they experience one or more of the following side effects, which are quite serious: fever, urinating less than normal, fainting, feeling light-headed, shivering, fever, anxiety, heart arrhythmias, agitation and breathing problems.

Patients can also experience other less serious side effects which do not require medical attention, unless they are persistent and they get worse: diarrhea, constipation, tiredness, headaches and dizziness, dermatitis, dyspepsia, flatulence, and arthralgia.  

This is not a complete list with all the possible side effects which the treatment with Aloxi can trigger, in the case in which a patient experiences a side effect which is not mentioned here, he should call his personal health care provider. For further indications regarding this clinical matter you should consider studying the drug’s guide-book (leaflet).

Aloxi Drug Reactions

The chances for Aloxi to interact with other drugs is very low, but the patients are recommended to inform their doctor about any other cancer drugs which they are currently receiving and also if they are currently under treatment with heart rhythm medication (like Betapace, Vascor, Cordarone and Norpace) or diuretic drugs (also known as water pills). Patients should inform their doctor of all the medication they are taking during their therapy with this clinical remedy, including the use of over the counter drugs, herbal products and vitamins.

This is not a complete list with all the possible interactions of this medicine, for more information, individuals are recommended to ask their personal health care provider or pharmacist; the medicine’s label is bound to contain some information regarding this clinical matter.

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