Active Substance: Epoetin alfa (Recombinant Human Erythropoietin).
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Epoetin alfa (Recombinant Human Erythropoietin)is available in the market in concentration
Epoetin alfa (Recombinant Human Erythropoietin)
Hypertension; history of seizures; thrombocytosis; chronic liver failure; poor renal function; ischaemic vascular disease; malignant tumours. Increased risk of thrombotic events. Monitor BP during treatment. Regularly monitor platelet counts and serum-potassium concentration. Iron deficiency, infection or inflammatory disorders, haemolysis, or aluminium intoxication will reduce efficacy. Proper dosage control is required to prevent to rapid increase in the haematocrit and haemoglobin levels. Pregnancy; lactation. Lactation: Unknown whether drug is excreted in breast milk; use with caution; avoid administering multidose vials
Anaemia of chronic renal failure, Anaemia in zidovudine-treated HIV-infected patients, Anemia related to non-myeloid malignant disease chemotherapy, To reduce the need for allogenic blood tranfusion, Anaemia of prematurity.
Hypersensitivity to albumin (human) or mammalian cell-derived products; uncontrolled hypertension.
>10% Pyrexia (10-42%),Nausea (11-35%),Hypertension (14-27%),Cough (4-26%),Vomiting (12-28%),Pruritus (12-21%),Rash (2-19%),Headache (5-18%),Arthralgias (10-16%) 1-10% Arthralgia (10%),Myalgia (10%),Stomatitis (10%),Diarrhea (9%),Dizziness (9%),Edema (9%),Fatigue (9%),Weight decrease (9%),Medical device malfunction (artificial kidney clotting during dialysis) (8%),Vascular occlusion (vascular access thrombosis) (8%),Vomiting (8%),Asthenia (7%),Chest pain (7%),Injection-site irritation (7%),Muscle spasm (7%),Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) (7%),Urticaria (3%),Seizures (2.5%),Pulmonary embolism (1%),Respiratory tract congestion (1%)
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Epoetin alfa stimulates the differentiation and proliferation of erythroid precursors, release of reticulocytes into the circulation and synthesis of cellular Hb thus regulating erythropoiesis.
Cyclosporine, hematinic agents, drugs that decrease erythropoiesis. Potentiated by hematinic agents.
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