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Abstract
Aprepitant (EMEND) is the first commercially available drug from a new class of agents, the Substance P/neurokinin NK-1 receptor antagonists. Aprepitant is indicated for prevention of acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) associated with highly emetogenic chemotherapy in adults. Its ability to antagonize the effects of Substance P has lead to greater understanding of the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting. Its broad range of activity against a wide variety of central and peripheral emetogenic stimuli make it potentially useful in non-chemotherapy related nausea and vomiting.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16219609
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother ISSN: 1536-0288