Vomiting
SANCUSO, the First and Only Patch for Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Chemotherapy Patients, Now Available
Published in Drug Law Weekly, November 25th, 2008
ProStrakan Group plc (LSE: PSK) announced that SANCUSOO (Granisetron Transdermal System) is now available by prescription for patients with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in the United States. Sancuso was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) in September 2008 as the first and only patch to provide up to five consecutive days of control of nausea and vomiting for patients receiving a moderately and/or highly nausea-inducing chemotherapy regimen.
"Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting is one of most feared side effects of chemotherapy, often times forcing patients to stop important cancer treatments," said...
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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2008-11-25)
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