Meitheal Pharmaceuticals (Meitheal) is pleased to announce that we have launched two new strengths of Pemetrexed for Injection, USP 750 mg per single-dose vial and 1 g per single-dose vial.
Meitheal will offer Pemetrexed for Injection, USP in carton of 1 vial for both new strengths.
ABOUT PEMETREXED FOR INJECTION, USP
Pemetrexed for Injection, USP is indicated:
- In combination with pembrolizumab and platinum chemotherapy, for the initial treatment of patients with metastatic non-squamous NSCLC, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations.
- In combination with cisplatin for the initial treatment of patients with locally advance or metastatic, non-squamous NSCLC
- As a single agent for the maintenance treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic, non-squamous NSCLC whose disease has not progressed after four cycles of platinum-based first-line chemotherapy
- As a single agent for the treatment of patients with recurrent, metastatic non-squamous, NSCLC after prior chemotherapy.
- Limitations of Use: Pemetrexed for Injection is not indicated for the treatment of patients with squamous cell, non-small cell lung cancer.
- Initial treatment, in combination with cisplatin, of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma whose disease is unresectable or who are otherwise not candidates for curative surgery.
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