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FDA Approves New Drug for Patients with Chronic Liver Disease and Low Blood Platelets and Undergoing a Medical Procedure

FDA
(Source: fda.gov)
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 21, 2018
Contact: Sandy Walsh

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 scheduled to undergo a medical or dental procedure. This is the first drug approved by the FDA for this use.

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“Patients with chronic liver disease who have low platelet counts and require a procedure are at increased risk of…

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