Ondansetron Reduces Vomiting, Hospital Admissions In Children With Gastroenteritis

 03.09.2008 08:22   medicalnewstoday.com

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have demonstrated that a drug called ondansetron helps reduce vomiting, the need for intravenous fluids and hospital admissions in children with acute gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is an infection, often caused by a virus, that causes vomiting and diarrhea. It is often popularly called "stomach flu" and is a very common ailment in children during the winter months.

World Gastroenterology