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New Study Finds Possible Link between Zofran and Child Deaths

zofran linked to deaths of childrenA new study published in Pediatric Emergency Care has found a possible connection between the antiemetic drug ondansetron, marketed as Zofran, and the deaths of two children.

The study reports on two cases of fatal cardiac arrest that occurred in children after they were given Zofran. One of the children, a 10-year-old boy with no previous health conditions, was admitted to the emergency room with stomach flu symptoms. After extensive ...

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