Aprepitant

Pronounced ah-PREP-i-tant

Brand names: Emend

Type: Antiemetic (NK1 blocker) · All Digestive (GI) Medicines

What Aprepitant is used for

  • Preventing nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy
  • Preventing nausea after surgery

Common side effects

  • Tiredness
  • Hiccups
  • Constipation
  • Headache

Important cautions

  • Interacts with several medicines, including warfarin and hormonal contraceptives — the oncology team reviews the full list

How it comes

Capsules, liquid, injection (hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.