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KENILWORTH, N.J.
First and Only Intravenous NK1 Receptor Antagonist Approved in the U.S. for Use in MEC
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for single-dose EMEND
(fosaprepitant dimeglumine) for injection, Mercks substance
P/neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist, in combination with
other antiemetic medicines, for the prevention of delayed nausea and
vomiting in adults receiving initial and repeat courses of moderately
emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC).
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