Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Aprepitant
ATC Code
A04AD12
Status
Essential Medicine
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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
You should not use aprepitant if you are allergic to it
Some drugs should not be used with aprepitant
Your treatment plan may change if you also use pimozide
Tell your doctor if you have ever had: to use a blood thinner (or a medicine called warfarin ) and you have routine "INR" or prothrombin time tests
or severe liver disease
Important Warnings
Tell your doctor about all your other medicines
Some drugs should not be used with aprepitant
Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction : hivesdifficult breathingswelling of your facelipstongueor throat. Some side effects may occur during the injection. Tell your medical caregiver if you feel dizzynauseatedlight-headeditchysweatyor have a headachechest tightnessback paintrouble breathingor swelling in your face. Aprepitant may cause serious side effects. Call your doctor at once if you have: worsening of your skin condition
Drug Interactions
Sometimes it is not safe to use certain medicines at the same time. Some drugs can affect your blood levels of other drugs you use
which may increase side effects or make the medicines less effective. Many drugs can affect aprepitant. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines
vitamins
and herbal products . Not all possible interactions are listed here. Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use.
Storage
Caps Store Between 20°C-25°C.
Price Intelligence
Rs 4,034.02
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 2 · approved 01 Jul, 2024
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 2Rs 4,034.02
Should you consider an alternative?
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