Thrombopoietin mimetics

Thrombopoietin mimetics are drugs that considerably increase platelet production by stimulating the receptor for the hormone thrombopoietin; Romiplastin and Eltrombopag are examples.[1] There has been a development of a registry of pregnant patients that were treated with these drugs.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk/transfusion-handbook/6-alternatives-and-adjuncts-to-blood-transfusion/6-3-thrombopoietin-mimetics
  2. ↑ Ronald Hoffman; Edward J. Benz, Jr.; Leslie E. Silberstein; Helen Heslop; Jeffrey Weitz; John Anastasi (2013). Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 2135.
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