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AKYNZEO is indicated for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of cancer chemotherapy, including, but not limited to, highly emetogenic chemotherapy. AKYNZEO is an oral fixed combination of palonosetron and netupitant: palonosetron prevents nausea and vomiting during the acute phase and netupitant prevents nausea and vomiting during both the acute and delayed phase after cancer chemotherapy.
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AKYNZEO (300 mg netupitant/0.5 mg palonosetron) is an oral fixed combination product of netupitant, a substance P/neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor antagonist, and palonosetron hydrochloride, a serotonin-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist. Both netupitant and palonosetron hydrochloride are anti-nausea and anti-emetic agents.
Netupitant is chemically described: 2-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-N, 2 dimethyl-N-[4-(2-methylphenyl)-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl] propanamide. The empirical formula is C30H32F6N4O, with a molecular weight of 578.61. Netupitant exists as a single isomer and has the following structural formula:
Palonosetron hydrochloride is chemically described: (3aS)-2-[(S)-1-Azabicyclo [2.2.2]oct-3-yl]-2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydro-1-oxo-1H-benz[de]isoquinoline hydrochloride. The empirical formula is C19H24N2O.HCl, with a molecular weight of 332.87. Palonosetron hydrochloride exists as a single isomer and has the following structural formula:
Netupitant is white to off-white crystalline powder. It is freely soluble in toluene and acetone, soluble in isopropanol and ethanol, and very slightly soluble in water.
Palonosetron hydrochloride is a white to off-white crystalline powder. It is freely soluble in water, soluble in propylene glycol, and slightly soluble in ethanol and 2-propanol.
Each AKYNZEO (300 mg netupitant/0.5 mg palonosetron) capsule is composed of one white-caramel hard gelatin capsule which contains three tablets each containing 100 mg netupitant and one gelatin capsule containing 0.56 mg palonosetron hydrochloride (equivalent to 0.50 mg palonosetron). The inactive ingredients are microcrystalline cellulose, sucrose fatty acid esters, povidone K-30, croscarmellose sodium, purified water, silicon dioxide, sodium stearyl fumarate, magnesium stearate, mono- and di-glycerides of capryl/capric acid, glycerin, polyglyceryl oleate, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), gelatin, sorbitol, titanium dioxide, yellow iron oxide, and red iron oxide. It may contain traces of medium-chain triglycerides, lecithin, and denatured ethanol.
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Eisai Inc.
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Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy, including Cisplatin Based Chemotherapy
The recommended dosage in adults is one capsule of AKYNZEO administered approximately 1 hour prior to the start of chemotherapy with dexamethasone 12 mg administered orally 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy on day 1 and 8 mg orally once daily on days 2 to 4 [see Clinical Studies (14),Table 5].
Anthracyclines and Cyclophosphamide Based Chemotherapy and Chemotherapy Not Considered Highly Emetogenic
The recommended dosage in adults is one capsule of AKYNZEO approximately 1 hour prior to the start of chemotherapy with dexamethasone 12 mg administered orally 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy on day 1. Administration of dexamethasone on days 2 to 4 is not necessary [see Clinical Studies (14), Table 7].
AKYNZEO can be taken with or without food.
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