whether patients should repeat a dose if they vomit after taking an oral medication

September 2009

The question often comes up whether patients should repeat a dose if they vomit after taking an oral medication.

Suggest redosing if vomiting occurs within 15 minutes...or if patients see the intact drug in their vomitus.

After an hour, there's usually no need to redose. Explain that the drug is probably already past the stomach.

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