Nexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Launch of Emerphed™ RTU Injection, the First and Only FDA-approved, Ready-to-Use Ephedrine Injection
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.: Nexus Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has launched its patent-pending New Drug Application (NDA) Emerphed, the first and only premixed ephedrine in a ready-to-use 50 mg/10 mL vial. With no need for compounding, diluting, or mixing, Emerphed saves valuable staff time while also reducing the potential for preparation error and waste.
“We are proud to now have Emerphed available in the market, so that we can supply hospital institutions with the life-saving critical injectables that they have been asking for,” said Mariam S. Darsot, Chief Executive Officer & President of Nexus Pharmaceuticals.
Shahid Ahmed, Chief Scientific Officer added, “By offering a premixed, ready-to-use formulation of ephedrine sulfate, Nexus Pharmaceuticals is seeking to bring safety, stability and simplicity to the operating room.”
Emerphed will be available in a ready-to-use 10 mL vial that does not require further dilution. Each vial contains 50 mg ephedrine sulfate in 0.9% sodium chloride.
