Epoetin alfa (International Nonproprietary Name) is human erythropoietin produced in cell culture using recombinant DNA technology. It stimulates erythropoiesis (increases red blood cell levels) and is used to treat anemia, commonly associated with chronic renal failure and cancer chemotherap...
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Positive Experiences with Anemia
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...78 going on 79. We feel frustration because they do not ...did not do well on procrit so they are not doing ...They spots are unknown. She had been on prednisone for sepsis pennulicitia in he...
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...mg, I could feel the difference, not so much in the anemia but overall I felt a little bit better. Marginally though. It didn't much help my anemia and I...
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...that had Interferon shots he is Hep c free .He did not loss his hair but he also got procrit shots to help him stay...
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My mother has had MDS for 5 years. Because of her age she ...Since then they've watched her numbers carefully and she's gotten Procrit/Aranesp injections. Today she has her second blood transfusi...
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I'm 79 and take Procrit for the MDS and ExJade for my iron overload, I have had 277 units of Blood. I can be sitting reading or watching TV and have my temp. go to 99 or 101, not every night. Also...
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Well, I just don't understand stopping the incivek. I had severe anemia and my doctor did everything except stop the ...important drug. She reduced my riba and gave me procrit shots and even h...
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...you know i became very anemic and started procrit last week. I went to dr on wed he did cbc before starting procrit and amazingly before starting procrit my hgb went ...if i need procrit again. ...
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...all along with chemo, along with anemia. She is getting 40,000 units of Procrit weekly. She was getting Neupogen also for her low WBC...
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Lynn, I have been taking procrit every 3 weeks for the ...my spleen which fixed my platelet problem but not the anemia, however, some of the...
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...get injections of procrit for anemia but it is caused by my kidney disease. Sometimes it is ...it is bi-weekly. Procrit makes my body ...the alternative of the life altering fatigued caused ...
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