Akynzeo for (injection)
Generic name: fosnetupitant and palonosetron (injection) [ FOS-net-UE-pi-tant-and-PAL-oh-NOE-se-tron ]
Brand name: Akynzeo for Injection
Drug class:Miscellaneous antiemetics
What is Akynzeo for?
Akynzeo for is a combination medicine used to help prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. Akynzeo for is given together with a steroid called dexamethasone.
Akynzeo for helps prevent nausea and vomiting that occurs both during chemotherapy and later on (delayed nausea and vomiting).
Akynzeo for may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Follow all directions on your medicine label and package. Tell each of your healthcare providers about all your medical conditions, allergies, and all medicines you use.
Before taking this medicine
Akynzeo for may harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you become pregnant.
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
liver or kidney disease; or
an allergic reaction to a medicine for nausea or vomiting, such as dolasetron (Anzemet), ondansetron (Zofran), or palonosetron (Aloxi).
Be sure your doctor knows if you also take stimulant medicine, opioid medicine, herbal products, or medicine for depression, mental illness, Parkinson's disease, migraine headaches, or serious infections. These medicines may interact with Akynzeo for and cause a serious condition called serotonin syndrome.
You should not breast-feed while using Akynzeo for.
Akynzeo for is not approved for use by anyone younger than 18 years old.
How is Akynzeo for given?
This medicine is given ahead of time and will not treat nausea or vomiting you already have.
About 30 minutes before chemotherapy, a healthcare provider will give you Akynzeo for as an infusion into a vein.
You will also take dexamethasone 30 minutes before chemotherapy, and you may need to keep taking dexamethasone for 3 days afterward. Follow your do...
