Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Aprepitant
Drug Class
Antiemetics & Antinauseants
ATC Code
A04AD12
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Apreon?
Uses
Aprepitant is used together with other medications to prevent nausea and vomiting that may be caused by chemotherapy. Aprepitant may also...
How It Works
. The Molecular Weight of Aprepitant is 534.43.
How to Take It
1
Adult · PO
80 to 125 mg — As recommended.
Aprepitant is given for 3 days as part of a regimen that includes a corticosteroid and a 5-HT3 antagonis for moderate to highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy:. The recommended dose of aprepitant i
2
Adult · PO
40 to 40 mg — As recommended.
For prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV): The recommended oral dosage of aprepitant is 40 mg within 3 hours prior to induction of anesthesia.
Safety Alerts
Acute porphyrias
Important Warnings
Moderate to severe renal or hepatic impairment
Side Effects
Headachedizzinessanorexiaastheniaconstipationdiarrhoeadyspepsiahiccupsabdominal painanxietybradycardiachillscolitisconfusionconjunctivitis
Drug Interactions
Pimozide
immunosuppressants
ergot alkaloids
fentanyl
alfentanil
etoposide
vinorelbine
antifungals
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Avoid unless potential benefit outweighs risk
Lactation
Avoid, discontinue breast-feeding
Storage
Caps Store Between 20°C-25°C.
Price Intelligence
Rs 3,796.72
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 2 · approved 22 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 2Rs 3,796.72
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