FDA Grants Full Approval For PROMACTA (eltrombopag) For Treatment Of Rare Blood Disorder
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval for PROMACTA (eltrombopag), an oral tablet that can raise platelet counts in patients with the rare blood disorder chronic immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins or splenectomy. PROMACTA ...