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eltrombopag

This topic has 8 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 18 years, 5 months ago by gemloyear.

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November 30, 2005 at 11:02 pm #10409

greg
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Anyone with a platelet problem should google search the above drug. GlaxoSmithKline just announced it today and it looks very promising.
Best, Greg Jordan

November 30, 2005 at 11:33 pm #10410

Jerry
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Greg is right that this drug like many others looks very promising. But, do not get your hopes up yet … it is not yet approved and the financial analyists believe that it may not be significant to GlaxoSmithKline until the end of this decade.

Jerry

December 1, 2005 at 8:53 pm #10411

shirlsgirl
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interesting reading about eltrombopag, thanks for the info. BTW, couldn’t they come up with a better name?? Wonder how they thought of it.. what a mouthful to say!!

Jody

December 1, 2005 at 10:57 pm #10412

Jerry
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Boy are you right … I think it should have been named medicine for “multiple chromosomal abnormalities 43~48,XX,t(9;21)(q34.1;q22.1)[6],del(10)(q25.2)[4],+2mar[2][cp8]/46,xx[13]
– on Gleevec”. Then I could have understood what it was. LOL … just having a bit of humor … hope I did not offend. Merry Christmas.

Jerry

December 1, 2005 at 11:57 pm #10413

shirlsgirl
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hahaha LOL Jerry!! When I read my mom’s cytogenetics report, I had no clue as to what it meant…so I turned to the internet and spent many days trying to research her abnormal chromosomes and now…..I think I’m even more confused! Thanks for the laugh Jody

December 2, 2005 at 2:41 am #10414

Suzanne
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to me it looks like the first initial of every person on the medical staff that researched and developed it!

December 2, 2005 at 2:48 am #10415

gemloyear
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they managed to get that thrombo in there,must be a dance.Ellie

December 2, 2005 at 3:21 am #10416

Jerry
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Ellie …

Then you would not mind if Glen said to you,”hey honey, do you want to thrombo with me for a while?” Sorta sounds kinky to me … LOL !!!! Merry Christmas !!

Jerry

December 2, 2005 at 3:34 am #10417

gemloyear
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Jerry, Glen would have a problem with his two left feet.Keep up the humor! Ellie
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