Epoetin alfa-epbx

Brand Name

Retacrit16,148-150,*

Pharmacology

Erythropoiesis-stimulating glycoprotein

Similars

Biosimilar [not interchangeable] for epoetin alfa (Epogen/Procrit)151

FDA Indication

Anemia due to chronic kidney disease, zidovudine, or concomitant myelosuppressive chemotherapy; reduction in allogenic RBC transfusions in surgical patients

Further Reading in Goodman & Gilman’s