Akynzeo Intravenous and Lorcaserin Hydrochloride

• Generic Name: fosnetupitant / palonosetron
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Akynzeo for injection

Fosnetupitant and palonosetron combination injection is used together with dexamethasone to prevent nausea and vomiting that is caused by cancer medicines (chemotherapy). Palonosetron and fosnetupitant work by blocking the signals to the brain that cause nausea and vomiting.

This medicine is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.

• Generic Name: lorcaserin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Belviq, Belviq XR

Adjunct to caloric restriction and increased physical activity in the chronic management of obesity.

Used in patients who are obese (pretreatment body mass index [BMI] ≥30 kg/m2); also used in overweight patients with pretreatment BMI ≥27 kg/m2 in the presence of a weight-related risk factor or disease (e.g., hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia).

Indicated only for monotherapy; safety and efficacy in combination with other weight loss products (prescription drugs [e.g., phentermine], OTC drugs, herbal preparations) not established.

Long-term effects on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality associated with obesity not established; safety and efficacy beyond 2 years of use not established.