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What is ITP?
When you’re living with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), there’s a shortage of platelets in your blood. Platelets are in your blood to help slow and stop bleeding.
Whether your body is destroying healthy platelets or struggling to make as many as you need, your platelet count needs a lift. And if your low platelet counts have lasted for over a year, you may have what’s called long-term, or “chronic,” ITP.
Some people may call ITP “idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,” but that’s because its cause used to be unknown. Did you know: “idiopathic” means “unexplained?”
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General ITP Questions
With newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia, there is a chance for it to go away within 3 months, but this type of ITP is found more commonly in children.
Yes, ITP is a rare disease that affects 9.5 out of every 100,000 adults in the US.
Globally, ITP is thought to affect more than 200,000 people.
No, ITP is an autoimmune condition in which your immune system attacks the platelets in your body.
Patients with ITP don’t normally have a family history of thrombocytopenia (or low platelet counts), but if you do, you should let your doctor know so a possible genetic link can be considered.
Yes, ITP is an autoimmune condition. When you have immune thrombocytopenia, your own immune system attacks the platelets in your body, leaving your platelet count low.
Having a low platelet count can increase your risk of bleeding or bruising. Sometimes, ITP causes other symptoms, like fatigue or petechiae/purpura—a condition that causes red or purple spots to appear on your skin.
Platelets are the part of your blood that helps slow and stop bleeding.
INDICATION & IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is DOPTELET (avatrombopag)?
DOPTELET is a prescription medicine used to help treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) when other treatments have not worked well enough. It is not known if DOPTELET is safe or works in children.
Who should not receive DOPTELET?
You should not receive DOPTELET if you have ever had a blood clot, are pregnant, plan to become pregnant or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if DOPTELET passes into breast milk or if DOPTELET may have unintended side effects for your unborn baby. Do not breastfeed during your treatment with DOPTELET and for at least 2 weeks after the last dose.
- You Should Know:
- Signs and symptoms of a blood clot could include:
- Swelling, pain, or tenderness in your legs
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Fast heartbeat
- Stomach pain or tenderness
- Signs and symptoms of a blood clot could include:
You should call your healthcare provider or get medical help right away if you have any of the signs or symptoms of a blood clot after getting DOPTELET. They can be life threatening or cause death.
Before taking DOPTELET, you should tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions and medicines including vitamins, supplements, and herbal remedies.
What are the possible side effects of DOPTELET?
For patients with chronic ITP, the most common side effects are headache, fatigue, bruising, nosebleeds, upper respiratory tract infection, joint pain, bleeding gums, purple or red spots on your skin (petechiae), and runny nose.
You Should Know: These are not all of the possible side effects for DOPTELET. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or review the Prescribing Information at https://www.doptelet.com/doptelet.pdf.
If you suspect that you have experienced a side effect, call your healthcare provider. You may also report them to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at 1-800-FDA-1088.
For further information, please see full Prescribing Information, including the Patient Information Leaflet.
What is DOPTELET® (avatrombopag)?
DOPTELET is a prescription medicine used to help treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) when other treatments have not worked well enough. It is not known if DOPTELET is safe or works in children.
Who should not receive DOPTELET?
You should not receive DOPTELET if you have ever had a blood clot, are pregnant, plan to become pregnant or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if DOPTELET
What is DOPTELET (avatrombopag)?
DOPTELET is a prescription medicine used to help treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) when other treatments have not worked well enough. It is not known if DOPTELET is safe or works in children.
Who should not receive DOPTELET?
You should not receive DOPTELET if you have ever had a blood clot, are pregnant, plan to become pregnant or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if DOPTELET passes into breast milk or if DOPTELET may have unintended side effects for your unborn baby. Do not breastfeed during your treatment with DOPTELET and for at least 2 weeks after the last dose.
- You Should Know:
- Signs and symptoms of a blood clot could include:
- Swelling, pain, or tenderness in your legs
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Fast heartbeat
- Stomach pain or tenderness
- Signs and symptoms of a blood clot could include:
You should call your healthcare provider or get medical help right away if you have any of the signs or symptoms of a blood clot after getting DOPTELET. They can be life threatening or cause death.
Before taking DOPTELET, you should tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions and medicines including vitamins, supplements, and herbal remedies.
What are the possible side effects of DOPTELET?
For patients with chronic ITP, the most common side effects are headache, fatigue, bruising, nosebleeds, upper respiratory tract infection, joint pain, bleeding gums, purple or red spots on your skin (petechiae), and runny nose.
You Should Know: These are not all of the possible side effects for DOPTELET. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or review the Prescribing Information at https://www.doptelet.com/doptelet.pdf.
If you suspect that you have experienced a side effect, call your healthcare provider. You may also report them to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at 1-800-FDA-1088.
For further information, please see full Prescribing Information, including the Patient Information Leaflet.
