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anagrelide hydrochloride (Xagrid®)

 

Following a full submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended

The Minister for Health and Social Services has endorsed AWMSG's recommendation to support the use of anagrelide within NHS Wales in accordance with its licensed indications and subject to the formation of a uniform pathway for the management of patients with essential thrombocythaemia throughout Wales. AWMSG would like haematologists as a professional group to monitor patients and address concerns with regard to long-term safety issues.

 Final Recommendation: anagrelide (Xagrid) 23 (PDF, 74Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name anagrelide hydrochloride (Xagrid®)
Formulation 0.5 mg capsule
Reference number 23
Indication

Reduction of elevated platelet counts in at risk essential thrombocythaemia patients who are intolerant to their current therapy or whose elevated platelet counts are not reduced to an acceptable level by their current therapy

Company Shire Pharmaceuticals Ltd
BNF chapter Nutrition & blood
Submission type Full
Status Recommended
AWMSG meeting date 03/03/2005
Ratification by Welsh Government 06/05/2005
Date of issue 06/05/2005
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