Drug |
Dosing on day 1 (the day of chemotherapy) |
Dosing on subsequent days |
Aprepitant or Netupitant (in combination with palonosetron) or Fosaprepitant |
125 mg PO in a single dose
300 mg + 0.5 mg PO in a single dose
150 mg IV in a single dose |
80 mg PO daily (on days 2-3)
|
Ondansetron or Palonosetron |
8 mg PO bid or 8 mg IV in a single dose 0.5 mg PO in a single dose |
None recommended
|
Dexamethasone |
12 mg PO or 10 mg IV in a single dose |
8 mg PO or 10 mg IV until 2 days after the last dose of chemotherapy |
Olanzapine |
5 mg PO in a single dose |
5 mg PO daily or 2.5 mg PO bid for days of chemotherapy and up to 2-3 days after chemotherapy |
bid, twice a day; HEF, highly emetogenic chemotherapy; IV, intravenous; PO, oral. |