Details of Drug-Drug Interaction
| Drug General Information (ID: DDIXHSEMKT) | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Eltrombopag | Drug Info | Calcium gluconate | Drug Info | |||||
| Drug Type | Small molecule | Small molecule | |||||||
| Therapeutic Class | Platelet-Stimulating Agents | Minerals And Electrolytes | |||||||
| Structure | |||||||||
| Mechanism of Eltrombopag-Calcium gluconate Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate) | |||||||||
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| Complex formation Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Eltrombopag | Calcium gluconate | |||||||
| Mechanism | Binds to polyvalent cations | Polyvalent cations | |||||||
| Key Mechanism Factor 1 | |||||||||
| Factor Name | Chelation | ||||||||
| Factor Description | Chelation is a direct drug interaction that usually involves the formation of dimers or trimers, resulting in larger complexes and poorer absorption. | ||||||||
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| Recommended Action | |||||||||
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| Management | Eltrombopag should be taken on an empty stomach at least 2 hours before or 4 hours after oral medications that contain antacids (e.g., didanosine buffered tablets or pediatric oral solution), aluminum, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc or other polyvalent cations. | ||||||||
| References | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics.". | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Product Information. Promacta (eltrombopag). GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC. | ||||||||||||||||||