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epoetin alfa: Darbepoetin (Aranesp) [14] [15] Darbecept (Celon labs) Epocept (Lupin pharma) Nanokine (Nanogen Pharmaceutical biotechnology, Vietnam) Epofit (Intas pharma) Epogen, made by Amgen; Epogin; Eprex, made by Janssen-Cilag; Binocrit, made by Sandoz [16] PDpoetin, made by pooyeshdarou biopharmaceutical company IRAN; Procrit [17] Bioyetin ...
Epoetin beta , sold under the brand name Neorecormon among others, is a synthetic, recombinant [4] form of erythropoietin, a protein that promotes the production of red blood cells. It is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) that is used to treat anemia , commonly associated with chronic kidney failure and cancer chemotherapy .
Darbepoetin alfa / d ɑːr b ə ˈ p oʊ ɪ t ɪ n / is a re-engineered form of erythropoietin containing 5 amino acid changes (N30, T32, V87, N88, T90) resulting in the creation of 2 new sites for N-linked carbohydrate addition. It has a 3-fold longer serum half-life compared to epoetin alpha and epoetin beta.
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.
Epoetin theta, sold under the brand name Biopoin among others, is a copy of the human hormone erythropoietin. [1] [2]The most common side effects include shunt thrombosis (clots that can form in blood vessels of patients on dialysis, a blood clearance technique), headache, hypertension (high blood pressure), hypertensive crisis (sudden, dangerously high blood pressure), skin reactions ...
Amgen (NAS: AMGN) recorded a solid first quarter; just imagine what it'll look like when sales of its anemia drugs finally settle down. Sales of Aranesp and Epogen were down 11% and 17% ...
Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, sold under the brand name Mircera, is a long-acting erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA) used for the treatment of anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease. [4] It is the first approved, chemically modified erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA). [citation needed]
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