Quentin Hill: UK Will Have Access to Generic Eltrombopag
Quentin Hill, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at University of Leeds, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“From October 2025, the UK will have access to generic eltrombopag. Eltrombopag is one of three thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO RA) that are licenced treatments for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).
While these treatments are not identical, their effectiveness is broadly similar and greater use of generic eltrombopag will result in a substantial, multi-million-pound, cost saving to the NHS.
In a joint position statement, the UK ITP Forum and UK ITP Support Association have recommended generic eltrombopag as the preferred initial TPO RA for use second line in ITP. However patients currently stabilised/established on a different TPO RA should continue with their treatment, and access to alternative NICE approved TPO RA (romiplostim, avatrombopag) should continue.”
The full published position statement can be found here.
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