|Videos|July 13, 2021

What Patients and Health Care Providers Should Know About Tavalisse

Pharmacy Times spoke with Bhavesh Shah, associate chief pharmacy officer for hematology/oncology, about his session titled Stand Strong Against Platelet Destruction With Tavalisse®: A Patient’s ITP Treatment Journey, which he presented at the 2021 ATOPP Summit.

During the discussion, Shah addressed what he feels patients and health care providers should know before starting intense treatments similar to ITP.

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