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[8] [9] Epoetin alfa is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent. [8] It stimulates erythropoiesis (increasing red blood cell levels) and is used to treat anemia, commonly associated with chronic kidney failure and cancer chemotherapy. Epoetin alfa is developed by Amgen. [8] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [10]
epoetin beta: NeoRecormon, made by Hoffmann–La Roche; Recormon; Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (Mircera) by Roche [20] epoetin delta: Dynepo trademark name for an erythropoiesis stimulating protein, by Shire plc [21] epoetin omega: Epomax; epoetin zeta (biosimilar forms for epoetin alpha): Silapo (STADA Arzneimittel AG) [22]
Erythropoietin (/ ɪ ˌ r ɪ θ r oʊ ˈ p ɔɪ. ɪ t ɪ n,-r ə-,-p ɔɪ ˈ ɛ t ɪ n,-ˈ iː t ɪ n /; [1] [2] [3] EPO), also known as erythropoetin, haematopoietin, or haemopoietin, is a glycoprotein cytokine secreted mainly by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia; it stimulates red blood cell production (erythropoiesis) in the bone marrow.
Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte ...
They established that more frequent dosing of the same weekly amount of r-EPO generated a significant and continuous increase in Hb in VLBW infants. The infants that received five dosages had higher absolute reticulocyte counts (219,857 mm³) than those infants that received only two dosages (173,361 mm³).
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