October 05, 2016 – Here, we make available to our readers a Drug Safety Communication by the American Food & Drug Administration (FDA), where FDA warns about the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in some patients treated with …

FDA warns about the risk of HBV reactivation in patients treated with DAA for HCV-infection Read more »

August 26, 2016 – Eltrombopag is a medication that has been developed for certain conditions that lead to thrombocytopenia (abnormally low platelet counts). It is a small molecule agonist of the c-mpl (TpoR) receptor, which is the physiological target of the hormone thrombopoietin. Eltrombopag is approved and on the market under the trade name Promacta in the US …

Eltrombopag (Revolade) can cause severe hepatotoxicity and potentially fatal liver injury Read more »