Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2016
Heron Therapeutics announces U.S. FDA approval of Sustol (granisetron) extended-release injection for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
10 August 2016 - Sustol is the first extended-release 5-HT3 receptor antagonist approved for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with both moderately emetogenic chemotherapy and anthracycline and cyclophosphamide combination chemotherapy regimens.
Heron Therapeutics today announced that the U.S. FDA has approved Sustol (granisetron) extended-release injection. Sustol is a serotonin-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist indicated in combination with other antiemetics in adults for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC) or anthracycline and cyclophosphamide (AC) combination chemotherapy regimens.
Sustol is an extended-release, injectable 5-HT3 receptor antagonist that utilizes Heron’s Biochronomer® polymer-based drug delivery technology to maintain therapeutic levels of granisetron for ≥5 days, covering both the acute and delayed phases of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
