BCRP or OATP1B1 Substrates/Eltrombopag Interactions
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Medical warning:
Moderate. These medicines may cause some risk when taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Eltrombopag may increase the amount of your other medicine that your body absorbs, and/or decrease the amount of your other medicine that your body eliminates.
What might happen:
The amount of your medicine in your blood may increase and may cause harmful effects.
What you should do about this interaction:
Let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Your doctor may want to change your medicines or adjust their doses.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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