Eltrombopagdrug info
eltrombopag 12.5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Eltrombopag is a thrombopoietin receptor agonist indicated: for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult and pediatric patients 1 year and older with persistent or chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins, or splenectomy. Eltrombopag tablets should be used only in patients with ITP whose degree of thrombocytopenia and clinical condition increase the risk for bleeding. for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic hepatitis C to allow the initiation and maintenance of interferon-based therapy. Eltrombopag tablets should be used only in patients with chronic hepatitis C whose degree of thrombocytopenia prevents the initiation of interferon-based therapy or limits the ability to maintain interferon-based therapy. in combination with standard immunosuppressive therapy for the first-line treatment of adult and pediatric patients 2 years and older with severe aplastic anemia. for the treatment of patients with severe aplastic anemia who have had an insufficient response to immunosuppressive therapy.
Limitations of Use: Eltrombopag tablets are not indicated for the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Safety and efficacy have not been established in combination with direct-acting antiviral agents used without interferon for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection.
1.1 Treatment of
Thrombocytopenia in Patients With Persistent or Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia Eltrombopag tablets are indicated for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult and pediatric patients 1 year and older with persistent or chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins, or splenectomy. Eltrombopag tablets should be used only in patients with ITP whose degree of thrombocytopenia and clinical condition increase the risk for bleeding.
1.2 Treatment of
Thrombocytopenia in Patients With Hepatitis C Infection Eltrombopag tablets are indicated for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic hepatitis C to allow the initiation and maintenance of interferon-based therapy. Eltrombopag tablets should be used only in patients with chronic hepatitis C whose degree of thrombocytopenia prevents the initiation of interferon-based therapy or limits the ability to maintain interferon-based therapy.
1.3 Treatment of
Severe Aplastic Anemia Eltrombopag tablets are indicated in combination with standard immunosuppressive therapy (IST) for the first-line treatment of adult and pediatric patients 2 years and older with severe aplastic anemia. Eltrombopag tablets are indicated for the treatment of patients with severe aplastic anemia who have had an insufficient response to immunosuppressive therapy.
1.4 Limitations of
Use Eltrombopag tablets are not indicated for the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Safety and efficacy have not been established in combination with direct-acting antiviral agents used without interferon for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 12, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Eltrombopag tablets contain eltrombopag olamine, a small molecule thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor agonist for oral administration. Eltrombopag olamine is a biphenyl hydrazone. The chemical name for eltrombopag olamine is 3'-{(2Z)-2-[1-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-methyl-5-oxo-1,5-dihydro-4H-pyrazol-4-ylidene]hydrazino}-2'-hydroxy-3-biphenylcarboxylic acid-2-aminoethanol (1:2). It has the molecular formula C 25 H 22 N 4 O 4
2(C 2 H 7 NO). The molecular weight is 564.65 g/mol for eltrombopag olamine and 442.48 g/mol for eltrombopag free acid. Eltrombopag olamine has the following structural formula: Eltrombopag olamine is a brown to red color solid, and is slightly soluble in methanol and practically insoluble in cyclohexane. Each eltrombopag tablet contains eltrombopag olamine in the amount of 15.95 mg, 31.90 mg, 63.80 mg or 95.70 mg equivalent to 12.5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg or 75 mg of eltrombopag free acid respectively. The inactive ingredients of eltrombopag tablets are: Tablet Core: magnesium stearate, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone and sodium starch glycolate. Coating: D&C red no. 27 (25 mg tablet), D&C yellow no. 10 (25 mg tablet), FD&C blue no. 1 (25 mg and 50 mg tablet), FD&C blue no. 2 (50 mg tablet), ferrosoferric oxide (75 mg tablet), hypromellose, iron oxide red (75 mg tablet), iron oxide yellow (75 mg tablet), polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide. structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 12, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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