Includes labeling revisions for both drugs

The approval of changes to the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) for both Nplate (romiplostim) and Promacta (eltrombopag) was announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 

An FDA-initiated review of the current information has determined that while safety risks for both Nplate and Promacta still exist, certain restrictive requirements of the REMS programs are no longer necessary to ensure that the benefits of the drugs outweigh their risks.  FDA will continue to monitor these drugs for safety risks.

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