Last update Aug. 7, 2019

Элтромбопаг

Likely Compatibility

Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.

A thrombopoietin receptor agonist that increases platelet production. Indicated in the treatment of immune thrombopenic purpura, severe aplastic anemia and hepatitis C.
Administered orally once a day.

Since the last update we have not found published data on its excretion in breastmilk.

Its pharmacokinetic data (high percentage of protein binding and very low pKa) makes transfer to milk in significant amounts unlikely.

Its low oral bioavailability impedes transfer from breastmilk to infant plasma, except in premature infants and the immediate neonatal period when there may be greater intestinal permeability.

In addition, eltrombopag forms chelates with polyvalent ions such as calcium, which significantly reduces the drug’s possible absorption by the infant (EMA 2015)

Its use is authorized in Pediatrics from one year of age (EMA 2015).

Alternatives

We do not have alternatives for Элтромбопаг.

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Other names

Элтромбопаг is Eltrombopag in Cyrillic.

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 52 %
Molecular weight 443 daltons
Protein Binding 99.9 %
pKa 3.99 -
Tmax 2 - 6 hours
26 - 35 hours

References

  1. EMA. Eltrombopag. Drug Summary. 2015 Full text (in our servers)
  2. EMA. Eltrombopag. Ficha técnica. 2015 Full text (in our servers)

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