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Epoetin Pharmacology

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Epoetin alfa (Epogen, Procrit) is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent that can be used for various types of anemia.

ESA’s like epoetin carry a boxed warning as they increase the risk of cardiovascular events like MI, stroke, and blood clots.

Assessing iron stores is critical when epoetin is used to ensure that a non-response is not due to deficiency.

I discuss dosing adjustments of epoetin in the podcast. One must be careful about raising hemoglobin too quickly.

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Epoetin Alfa Pharmacology

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Epoetin alfa is essential exogenous erythropoetin which can stimulate the production of red blood cells.

It is critical to ensure adequate iron stores when using EPO.

Risks for blood clots, strokes and heart attacks are critical to recognize with the use of epoetin.

Dosage adjustments with epoetin are typically made with respect to the amount of change in hemoglobin. I discuss this further in the podcast.

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