Thrombopoietic agent
Drugs helps in inducing growth and maturation of megakaryocytes
Thrombopoietic agents are drugs that induce the growth and maturation of megakaryocytes.[1] Some of them are currently in clinical use: romiplostim,[2] eltrombopag, oprelvekin (a recombinant interleukin 11) and thrombopoietin. Several others are under clinical investigation such as lusutrombopag and avatrombopag.
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