Promacta (eltrombopag olamine)

Manufacturer:
Novartis
Route of Administration: 
Oral
Site of Care:
Outpatient
Website: 
  • Manufacturer Website
phone: 
1-877-577-7756

Approved Indication:

  • treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult and pediatric patients 1 year and older with persistent or chronic imune thrombocytopenia who have had an insufficient response to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins, or splenectomy and whose degree of thrombocytopenia and clinical condition increases the risk for bleeding
  • treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic hepatitis C to allow the initiation and maintenance of interferon-based therapy when the degree of thrombocytopenia prevents the ability to initiate or maintain interferon-based therapy
  • in combination with standard immunosuppressive therapy for first-line treatment of adult and pediatric patients 2 years and older with severe aplastic anemia
  • treatment of patients with severe aplastic anemia who have had an insufficient response to immunosuppressive therapy

Conditions:

  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Aplastic Anemia

Therapeutic Area:

  • Hepatology
  • Oncology