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Efgartigimod Efficacious, Safe for Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia

FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 – The first-in-class novel human immunoglobulin G1 Fc fragment, efgartigimod, is efficacious and safe for patients with chronic or persistent primary immune thrombocytopenia,...

Study Weighs Timing of Platelet Transfusion With Central Venous Catheter Placement

FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 – For patients with severe thrombocytopenia, withholding of prophylactic platelet transfusion before ultrasound-guided placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) results in...

Nplate (romiplostim) Now Approved For Earlier Use In Adults With Immune Thrombocytopenia

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Oct. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Amgen's Supplemental Biologics License Application (s...

FDA Approves Nplate (Romiplostim) For Use In Pediatric Patients With Immune Thrombocytopenia

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Dec. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Amgen today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for...

FDA Approves Mulpleta (lusutrombopag) for Thrombocytopenia in Adults with Chronic Liver Disease

On July 31, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved lusutrombopag (Mulpleta, Shionogi Inc.) for thrombocytopenia in adults with chronic liver disease who are scheduled to undergo a medical or...

FDA Approves Doptelet (avatrombopag) for Chronic Liver Disease Patients with Thrombocytopenia who are Undergoing a Medical Procedure

May 21, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Doptelet (avatrombopag) tablets to treat low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia) in adults with chronic liver disease who are...

FDA Approves New Indication for Promacta (eltrombopag)

LONDON, Nov. 19, 2012 – GlaxoSmithKline plc announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Promacta for the treatment of thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet counts)...

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