WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2007 (HealthDay News) -- The first drug to prevent vomiting in dogs has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Pfizer's Cerenia (maropitant citrate), approved to treat severe vomiting due to motion sickness, disease or chemotherapy, will be available by veterinarian's prescription in either pill or injected form.
In one clinical trial, the drug was tested on dogs with cancer that were being treated with cisplatin, a chemotherapy agent that induces strong vomiting. The drug was 95 percent effective in preventing such episodes, the FDA said.
More commonly, the drug should help dogs that frequently ride in the car, many of which get sick within five minutes, the agency said.
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