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Blood: Platelet Count Low (Thrombocytopenia)
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Blood: Platelet Count Low (Thrombocytopenia)
A condition in which your blood has lower than normal platelet levels. A normal platelet count in an adult ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microlitre of blood. Therefore, a platelet count lower than 150,000 platelets per microlitre of blood is considered lower than normal.
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- Alemtuzumab
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- Digoxin
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- Etanercept
- Ethacrynic Acid
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- Fluphenazine
- Fondaparinux
- Ganciclovir
- Gemcitabine
- Glibenclamide
- Gliclazide
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- Haloperidol
- Heparin
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- Hydroxychloroquine
- Infliximab
- Inteferon alfa
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- Irinotecan
- Isoniazid
- Isotretinoin
- Lamivudine
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- Lenalidomide
- Lisinopril
- Lomustine
- Mebendazole
- Methyldopa
- Metoprolol
- Metronidazole
- Minoxidil
- Mitomycin
- Mycophenolate mofetil
- Nizatidine
- Omeprazole
- Oxaliplatin
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- Paracetamol
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- Ticarcillin with Clavulanic Acid (Timentin)
- Ticlopidine
- Tirofiban
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- Vancomycin