Erythropoietin Alfa Injection ( Epoetin Alfa )Product introduction
Erythropoietin Alfa Injection is a medicine that helps your bone marrow to produce more red blood cells. It mainly comes in use to treat a type of anemia caused by kidney disease. It is also used to treat anemia caused by cancer chemotherapy and by taking medicines to treat HIV.
Erythropoietin Alfa Injection is given by injection either under the skin or into a vein which will be decided by your doctor. Usually, the injections are given by a nurse or doctor.
The dose depends on your body weight and the cause of your anemia. Iron supplements both before and during treatment may make this treatment more effective. It needs to be stored in a fridge but used at room temperature.
Uses of Erythropoietin Alfa Injection
- Treatment of Anemia due to cancer chemotherapy
- Treatment of Anemia due to chronic kidney disease
Benefits of Erythropoietin Injection
In Treatment of Anemia due to cancer chemotherapy
Anemia is a condition where your body does not have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen around your body. It is a man-made protein that works by stimulating the bone marrow (soft tissue inside the bones) to produce more red blood cells. The natural human form of this protein may be reduced when you are having chemotherapy to treat some types of cancer. An injection of the medicine can reduce the need to have a blood transfusion.
In Treatment of Anemia due to chronic kidney disease
It is a man-made protein that helps your bone marrow to produce more red blood cells. Its main use is to treat anemia which is caused by kidney disease in adults and children who are on dialysis. Anemia is a condition where your body does not have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen around your body. This medicine helps reduce weakness and tiredness that you may be experiencing due to anemia.
Side effects of Erythropoietin Injection
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you worry about them
Common side effects of Epofit
- High blood pressure
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Rash
- Joint pain
- Headache
- Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
- Chills
- Cough
- Bone pain
- Muscle spasm
- Dizziness
- Vascular occlusion
- Injection site irritation
- Stomatitis (Inflammation of the mouth)
- Weight loss
- Decreased white blood cell count (lymphocytes)
- Increased glucose level in blood
- Blood clot in the blood vessels
How to use
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
How it works
It is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA). It works by stimulating the bone marrow (soft tissue inside the bones which produces red blood cells) to produce more red blood cells.
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