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Lupin launches Fosaprepitant for Injection

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Last Updated : Sep 28 2020 | 3:31 PM IST
Lupin announced the launch of Fosaprepitant for Injection, 150 mg Single-Dose Vial, having received an approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) earlier.

Fosaprepitant for Injection, 150 mg Single-Dose Vial, is the generic equivalent of Emend for Injection, 150 mg Single-Dose Vial, of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Merck), indicated for adults in combination with other antiemetic agents, for the prevention of:

Acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy (HEC) including high-dose cisplatin.

Delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy (MEC).

Fosaprepitant for Injection, 150 mg Single-Dose Vial, (RLD: Emend) had annual sales of approximately USD 136 million in the U.S. (IQVIA MAT July 2020).

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First Published: Sep 28 2020 | 3:07 PM IST

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