2. Premedications Dexamethasone 3 mg/m2 PO or IV 12 hours and 1 hour prior to docetaxel administration. A third dose of dexamethasone will be given 8 hours following docetaxel infusion. Patients should not be treated with docetaxel if they did not start the PO premedication the previous day. Parenteral pheniramine maleate may be given prior to docetaxel if patient has had a previous hypersensitivity to the agent. If used, pheniramine maleate (1 mg/kg IV) should be administered 30 minutes prior to infusion and every six hours thereafter, as needed.