Most experts would treat you for one to two weeks, then taper the medicine off over a few weeks. The side effects of this dose of steroids are modest if it does not need to be frequently repeated.

Sanofi ($SNYNF) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Study Overview Sanofi has completed an observational study titled “Cognitive ...

What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I underwent a spleen and ...

An expert discusses how current immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) treatments such as corticosteroids, rituximab, and fostamatinib have significant tolerability issues and fail to provide sustained ...

An expert discusses how rilzabrutinib, a recently FDA-approved Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, targets the autoimmune pathophysiology of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) by modulating B cells, ...

Having chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) does not appear to increase the risk developing COVID-19 or the severity of the infection when compared to the general population. However, ...

How Does Doptelet Work in Thrombocytopenia? Thrombocytopenia is when your blood has too few platelets (also called thrombocytes). Platelets are blood cells made in the soft, spongy tissue inside your ...

Sanofi has released phase 3 data from the LUNA 3 trial of rilzabrutinib that should spark some buyer’s delight. The drug, which the French pharma giant acquired through a $3.7 billion buyout of ...

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare condition that causes a low platelet count. People with ITP can experience life threatening bleeding if the condition is not treated. Many people with ITP go ...