vere skin reaction (eg, SJS, TEN) is suspected. Perisurgery: consider DVT prophylaxis. Consider other etiologies in treatment failures. Adjust anticoagulant dose in dialysis patients. Menses may resume. Neonates and infants (use single-dose vials). Pregnancy. Nursing mothers.
See Also:
EPOGEN MULTIDOSE
Pharmacological Class:
Erythropoietin (human, recombinant).
Adverse Reactions:
Iron deficiency, hypertension, headache, arthralgia, GI disturbances, edema, local reaction, rash (may be severe), paresthesia, dizziness, clotted vascular access (A-V shunt), pyrexia, respiratory congestion, seizures. Increased risk of death, cardiovascular or thrombotic events if hemoglobin >12g/dL. May stimulate tumor growth, shorten time to tumor progression or overall survival if hemoglobin ≥12g/dL. Children: also abdominal pain, upper respiratory infection, cough, pharyngitis, constipation.
How Supplied:
Single-use 1mL vials (all)—10; Multidose 2mL vials (10000 Units/mL)—10; Multidose 1mL vials (20000 Units/mL)—10 |
