Fosaprepitant (Emend for Injection (US), Ivemend (EU)) is an
antiemetic
An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea. Antiemetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics, general anaesthetics, and chemotherapy directed against cancer. They m ...
medication
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and ...
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administered intravenously. It is a
prodrug of
aprepitant.
Fosaprepitant was developed by
Merck & Co. and was approved for medical use in the United States,
and in the European Union in January 2008.
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Antiemetics
CYP3A4 inhibitors
NK1 receptor antagonists
Prodrugs
Merck & Co. brands
Morpholines
Phosphoramidates
Triazoles
Trifluoromethyl compounds
Fluoroarenes
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