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Talk to Your Doctor
Living with low platelet counts in chronic immune thrombocytopenia is hard, but talking about it doesn’t have to be. Your voice matters—here’s how to use it to find your chronic ITP treatment fit.
Treatment goal discussion
Having an open and honest conversation with your doctor can help lead to care that best fits both your personal and treatment needs.
Have other treatments not worked well enough for you? Is chronic ITP impacting your day-to-day life? Here are a few questions to ask yourself before starting the conversation with your doctor:
Health goals
Everyone has their own likes and dislikes, which can affect the treatment you and your doctor choose together.
- What is your most important treatment goal?
- Why does that goal matter to you?
- How do you feel about your current treatment?
- Is your current treatment helping you reach your goal?
- Does your current treatment affect your day-to-day life?
Personal preferences
Certain chronic ITP treatments require injections for dosing or food-type restrictions (like ones on dairy or iron supplements) that may disrupt your routine.
- Are you worried about your platelet counts?
- Would you rather take a pill or get an injection for dosing?
- Would you be willing to plan your meals around your treatment?
Other factors
It’s important to consider all of your options when choosing a treatment, including if you can afford it, how it fits in to your work schedule, and ease of travel.
- Have you missed or had to skip any treatment doses in the last few months? If so, why?
- Do you regularly miss work to go to your doctor appointments?
- Are you able to get to your doctor appointments easily? (think: car, bus, train, etc)
- Are you having trouble affording your treatments?
Tammy’s Tips:
Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Setting Treatment Goals
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Tammy’s Tips:
Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Setting Treatment Goals
Tammy is a real Doptelet patient.
Not sure what your chronic ITP treatment goals are?
Show up to your next doctor’s appointment prepared with questions like these:
What is my platelet count goal?
Am I on the right path to reach my platelet goal?
How can Doptelet help me lift my platelet count?
Tammy’s Tips:
Getting the Most Out of Your Doctor’s Appointments
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Tammy’s Tips:
Getting the Most Out of Your Doctor’s Appointments
Dr. Van Doren is a real doctor, but not Tammy’s doctor. Tammy is a real Doptelet patient.
Treatment takes teamwork
Working with your doctor can help raise your chances of finding a treatment that fits some of your personal preferences and helps you reach your goals. It’s called shared decision-making, and we have a guide that teaches you how it works.
Here are some other resources you may find helpful
Want to take control of your ITP?
Learn about the app that helps you track your platelet count progress, record chronic immune thrombocytopenia-related events, like bleeds, and more.
Considering Doptelet?
Get a quick overview of Doptelet benefits before talking to your doctor about whether it may be the right fit for you.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is DOPTELET® (avatrombopag) [dop-TEL-et]?
DOPTELET is a prescription medicine used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) when other treatments have not worked well enough.
Doptelet is used to help raise platelet counts in adults with chronic ITP, but it is not used to make platelet counts normal in these patients. It is not known if DOPTELET is safe and effective in children.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Before taking DOPTELET, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- have ever had a blood clot.
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. DOPTELET may harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with DOPTELET.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if DOPTELET passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during your treatment with DOPTELET and for at least 2 weeks after the last dose. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby during this time.
Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. DOPTELET may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way DOPTELET works.
What are the possible side effects of DOPTELET?
DOPTELET may cause serious side effects, including blood clots. People with chronic immune thrombocytopenia and people with certain blood clotting conditions may have increased risk of developing blood clots. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have signs and symptoms of a blood clot, including:
- swelling, pain, or tenderness in your legs
- shortness of breath
- chest pain
- fast heartbeat
- stomach (abdominal) pain or tenderness
The most common side effects of DOPTELET when used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are:
- headache
- tiredness
- bruising
- nosebleed
- upper respiratory tract infection
- joint pain
- bleeding gums
- purple or red spots on your skin
- runny nose
These are not all the possible side effects of DOPTELET. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
For further information, please see full Prescribing Information, including the Patient Information Leaflet.
What is DOPTELET® (avatrombopag) [dop-TEL-et]?
What is DOPTELET® (avatrombopag) [dop-TEL-et]?
DOPTELET is a prescription medicine used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) when other treatments have not worked well enough.
Doptelet is used to help raise platelet counts in adults with chronic ITP, but it is not used to make platelet counts normal in these patients. It is not known if DOPTELET is safe and effective in children.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Before taking DOPTELET, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- have ever had a blood clot.
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. DOPTELET may harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with DOPTELET.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if DOPTELET passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during your treatment with DOPTELET and for at least 2 weeks after the last dose. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby during this time.
Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. DOPTELET may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect the way DOPTELET works.
What are the possible side effects of DOPTELET?
DOPTELET may cause serious side effects, including blood clots. People with chronic immune thrombocytopenia and people with certain blood clotting conditions may have increased risk of developing blood clots. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have signs and symptoms of a blood clot, including:
- swelling, pain, or tenderness in your legs
- shortness of breath
- chest pain
- fast heartbeat
- stomach (abdominal) pain or tenderness
The most common side effects of DOPTELET when used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are:
- headache
- tiredness
- bruising
- nosebleed
- upper respiratory tract infection
- joint pain
- bleeding gums
- purple or red spots on your skin
- runny nose
These are not all the possible side effects of DOPTELET. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
For further information, please see full Prescribing Information, including the Patient Information Leaflet.
