Chemical Property of EPOETIN ALFA
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Chemical Property:
- PSA:235.76000
- LogP:0.91010
- Purity/Quality:
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99% *data from raw suppliers
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- MSDS Files:
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SDS file from LookChem
Useful:
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Uses
Anti-anemic; hematinic.
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Clinical Use
Epoetin Alfa, recombinant Erythropoietin alfa, Epogen,Procrit, is a glycoprotein that stimulates red blood cellproduction. It is produced in the kidney, and it activates theproliferation and differentiation of specially committed erythroidprogenitors in the bone marrow.Epoetin is indicated to treat anemia of chronic renal failurepatients, anemia in zidovudine-treated HIV-infectedpatients, and in cancer patients taking chemotherapy. Theresults in these cases have been dramatic; most patients respondwith a clinically significant increase in hematocrit.
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Drug interactions
Potentially hazardous interactions with other drugs
Hyperkalaemia with ACE inhibitors and
angiotensin-II antagonists