2025年2月1日 · Epoetin injection is used to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who may or may not be on dialysis. This medicine may also be used to prevent or treat anemia that is caused by surgery or medicines (eg, zidovudine) that are used for other conditions, such as HIV or cancer.

Epoetin alfa is a medication that helps your body make more red blood cells. Red blood cells bring oxygen to the tissues in your body and release carbon dioxide to your lungs for you to exhale. This medication treats anemia. This condition causes you …

2024年11月13日 · Epoetin alfa is a man-made form of a protein that helps your body produce red blood cells. This protein may be reduced when you have kidney failure or use certain medications. When fewer red blood cells are produced, you can develop a condition called anemia.

When you have erythropoietin injections, the amount of the protein in your body becomes much higher than normal. This may cause side effects, but these are usually mild or moderate. We explain the most common side effects of this treatment here.

Hemodialysis patients should receive this medication by injection into a vein. If injecting this medication under the skin, the injection is given in the upper arms, abdomen, front of the middle...

2022年11月10日 · Erythropoietin is a hormone that your kidneys naturally make to stimulate the production of red blood cells. High or low levels of erythropoietin can cause health problems. A healthcare provider can measure your erythropoietin levels with a …

Epoetin alfa injection products are used to treat anemia (a lower than normal number of red blood cells) in people with chronic kidney failure (condition in which the kidneys slowly and permanently stop working over a period of time).

2021年8月9日 · Epogen (epoetin alfa) is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA). It works similarly to a naturally-occurring hormone in our body (erythropoietin). Erythropoietin sends a signal to our body to make more red blood cells. What are …

2025年1月27日 · Learn about the side effects of Epogen (epoetin alfa), from common to rare, for consumers and healthcare professionals.

EPOGEN ® is a prescription medicine for people on dialysis with anemia due to CKD that acts like a hormone called erythropoietin (ee-rith-row-PO-eh-tin). This hormone plays an important role in making red blood cells. EPOGEN ® is used to treat …