will zofran help gastroenteritis ?
MedPage Today Senior Writer. TORONTO, April 20 - A single oral dose of the antiemetic Zofran (ondansetron) can reduce vomiting by more than half and facilitate oral rehydration in children with gastroenteritis, according to pediatric emergency researchers.herefore it may be useful therapy in an emergency department for children with vomiting and mild-to-moderate dehydration as a result of gastroenteritis, they concluded. This study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and GlaxoSmithKline, Zofran's maker.