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(also known as Procrit, Erythropoietin, EPO)
Epoetin is a man-made version of human erythropoietin (EPO). EPO is produced naturally in the body, mostly by the kidneys. It stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells. If the body does not produce enough EPO, severe anemia can occur. This often occurs in people whose kidneys are not working properly. Ep... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Anemia | 14 |
86% |
| Hepatitis C | 4 |
100% |
| Myelodysplasia | 5 |
80% |
| Ovarian Cancer | 1 |
100% |
| Lupus | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 90% (29
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I hate epo shots they hurt more than any shot I've ever had and causes me to bruise. I'm not sure if it works because nothing is really "working".
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working so far.
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Epogen works great for me. It brings me hematocrit up very quickly.
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I got this when I had kidney failure and it did bring readings up until I went off dialysis
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Take it once in a while
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Worked for awhile. Got up to 60,000 units a week, but it was just filling a hole. Didn't make any difference.
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adds the mighty red cells(procrid)
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Erythropoietin
sorry, I havent heard of it,barb [More] -
Erythropoietin
My doctor just ordered syringes of Erythropoietin (EPO) for me to inject 3x's a week to help my anemia. Has anyone else been prescribed this to help w... [More] -
Procrit
I had the same problem but not as soon. I needed Procrit (Epogen) after about 10 weeks. I did not like the extra injection idea as well. But the drug ... [More] -
Procrit
I've heard about the rucus the FDA is causing over the prescribing of the epo drugs. My PCP is VERY unhappy about it. FDA needs to stop and think th... [More] -
Procrit
Thanks for the link Beaudreaux... This is what I found so lets see if we can figure this out together. Erythropoietin is a glycoprotein which st... [More]
