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Doptelet Sprinkle
avatrombopag
Adult Dosing .
Adult dosing is currently unavailable or not applicable for this drug.
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: SPRINKLE CAP: 10 mg
Special Note
- [equivalency or interchangeability info]
- Info: Doptelet Sprinkle not interchangeable w/ Doptelet; do not substitute on a mg to mg basis
immune thrombocytopenia, persistent or chronic
- [1-5 yo]
- Dose: 10-20 mg po qd; Start: 10 mg PO qd; Max: 20 mg qd; Info: for patients w/ insufficient response to prior tx; see pkg insert for dose adjustments based on Plt response; use lowest effective dose to achieve/maintain Plt >50,000; D/C if Plt <50,000 after 4wk at max dose or Plt >400,000 after 2wk at 10 mg qwk; give w/ food; must open cap, but do not crush/chew granules
renal dosing
- [see below]
- CrCl >30: no adjustment; CrCl <30: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [no adjustment]
Contraindications / Cautions .
- hypersensitivity to drug or ingredient
- caution: thromboembolism risk
Drug Interactions .
Overview
avatrombopag
thrombopoietin agonist
- CYP2C9 substrate
- CYP3A4 substrate
- P-gp substrate
- thrombogenic effects
Avoid/Use Alternative
- avatrombopag
- efavirenz
- eltrombopag
- grapefruit
- lopinavir/ritonavir
- lusutrombopag
- romiplostim
- sotorasib
- tranexamic acid
- vaccinia immune globulin
Monitor/Modify Tx
- abemaciclib
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- aflibercept
- aminocaproic acid
- amiodarone
- angiotensin II
- anthrax immune globulin
- anti-inhibitor coagulant complex
- antihemophilic factor (factor VIII)/von Willebrand factor complex
- apalutamide
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- chorionic gonadotropin
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- clozapine
- coagulation factor IX
- coagulation factor VIIa
- coagulation factor XIII A-subunit
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- von Willebrand factor
- voriconazole
- vorinostat
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- ziv-aflibercept
Adverse Reactions .
Serious Reactions
- thrombocytosis
- leukocytosis
Common Reactions
- URI
- cough
- fever
- oropharyngeal pain
Safety/Monitoring .
Monitoring Parameters
Plt at baseline, qwk until Plt >50,000, then qmo; Plt qwk for at least 4wk after D/C
Pregnancy/Lactation .
Pregnancy
Clinical Summary
N/A; drug unlikely to be used during pregnancy based on indication
Lactation
Clinical Summary
N/A; drug unlikely to be used while breastfeeding based on indication
Pharmacology .
Metabolism: liver; CYP450: 2C9, 3A4 substrate
Excretion: feces 88% (34% unchanged), urine 6%; Half-life: 19h
Subclass: Colony Stimulating Factors (CSFs) ; Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists
Mechanism of Action
binds and activates thrombopoietin (TPO) receptors on hematopoietic cells, increasing platelet production (TPO receptor agonist)
Formulary .
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