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Eltrombopag (Oral Route)
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Description
Eltrombopag is used to treat thrombocytopenia (low platelets in the blood) in patients with a blood disorder called chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). This medicine is used after a splenectomy (surgery to remove the spleen) and other medicines, such as steroids or immunoglobulin, have not worked well enough. Platelets help clot the blood, so a person with thrombocytopenia may have bleeding problems. Eltrombopag works by stimulating the bone marrow to produce more platelets.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
- Tablet
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