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Posted
Mon 16 Nov 2009 10:02pm
that a patient could save through this option outweighs the dangers.
In my case I am taking EPO shots twice a week. I was taking 5000 units of Recormon (Erythropoetin or Epoetin Beta) during my earlier days of treatment. Last year I was shifted to Renogen (Epoetin Alfa). Both drugs treat kidney failure-related anemia. The shift was due to economical reasons
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Posted
Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:31am
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They are injectable drugs, genetically engineered forms of a protein, to boost the production of red blood cells.
In Malaysia, ESAs that are available include:
darbepoetin alfa
epoetin alfa (Eprex)
epoetin beta (Recormon)
They are used for anemia in chronic kidney failure (epoietin alfa) and also cancer patients (darbepoetin alfa).
Anemia
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Posted
Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:13pm
and heading for the mainstream.
We're off today to Dallas for the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) conference to learn what's new in approaches to caregiving
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Posted
Sat 31 Oct 2009 11:01pm
, the researchers noted.
In earlier studies, Aranesp and a similar drug, epoetin alfa, marketed as Procrit or Epogen, were linked to increased risk of death in cancer and stroke patients... and kidney disease without substantially improving their quality of life, a new study finds.
Darbepoetin alfa, marketed as Aranesp and known as an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent
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Posted
Mon 14 Jun 2010 12:00am
-stimulating agents (darbepoetin/Aranesp and epoetin alfa/Epogen and Procrit) and many other products.
We do need to understand the risks and adverse effects associated with drugs like
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Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:08am
, Bookhart BK, Mody SH, Fournier A-A, Mallett D, Duh MS: The economic impact of pre-dialysis epoetin alfa on health care and work loss costs in chronic kidney disease: an employers' perspective.
Patients who got "epo" in the months prior to starting dialysis subsequently had lower claims expense compared to those who didn't. The article's authors included
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Posted
Sun 07 Dec 2008 10:54am
, a meta-analysis was conducted of 13,933 patients with cancer enrolled in 53 randomized, controlled clinical trials comparing epoetin alfa, epoetin beta, and darbepoetin alfa plus... with sickle cell disease.
Recombinant Human Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents in Cancer Patients: Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis on Behalf of the EPO IPD Meta-Analysis
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