Emend
aprepitant
Table of contents
Overview
This is a summary of the European public assessment report (EPAR) for Emend. It explains how the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) assessed the medicine to reach its opinion in favour of granting a marketing authorisation and its recommendations on the conditions of use for Emend.
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Emend
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/000527
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Active substance |
Aprepitant
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
aprepitant
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
A04AD12
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Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
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Revision |
25
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
11/11/2003
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Contact address |
Product information
25/11/2019 Emend - EMEA/H/C/000527 - N/0061
Contents
- Annex I - Summary of product characteristics
- Annex IIA - Manufacturing-authorisation holder responsible for batch release
- Annex IIB - Conditions of the marketing authorisation
- Annex IIIA - Labelling
- Annex IIIB - Package leaflet
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Antiemetics and antinauseants
Therapeutic indication
Emend 40 mg hard capsules is indicated for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in adults.
Emend is also available as 80 mg and 125 mg hard capsules for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with highly and moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy in adults and adolescents from the age of 12 (see separate Summary of Product Characteristics).
Emend is also available as 165 mg hard capsules for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with highly emetogenic cisplatin based cancer chemotherapy in adults and the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy in adults.
Emend is also available as powder for oral suspension for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with highly and moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy in children, toddlers and infants from the age of 6 months to less than 12 years.
Emend 80 mg, 125 mg, 165 mg hard capsules and Emend powder for oral suspension are given as part of combination therapy.