The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1104
May 14, 2001
Erythropoietin (Procrit; Epogen) Revisited
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Erythropoietin (Procrit; Epogen) Revisited
May 14, 2001 (Issue: 1104)
Use of epoetin alfa, a recombinant human erythropoietin, is being promoted directly to consumers in vague advertisements that promise renewed energy and improved work capacity. Epoetin is approved by the FDA for treatment of anemia due to chronic...more
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