The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1487
ISSUE1487
February 1, 2016
Rolapitant (Varubi) for Prevention of Delayed Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
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Rolapitant (Varubi) for Prevention of Delayed Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
February 1, 2016 (Issue: 1487)
The FDA has approved rolapitant (Varubi – Tesaro),
an oral substance P/neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor
antagonist, for use with other antiemetics to prevent
delayed nausea and vomiting associated with cancer
chemotherapy in adults. It is the third...more
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