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What is Epoetin (Erythropoietin)?

Epoetin is a synthetic version of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO), which stimulates production of red blood cells in the bone marrow. Epoetin is used in the treatment of anemia resulting from kidney failure or chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Anemia 18 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Anemia of Chronic Disease 6 1 Efficacy_major
Chronic Kidney Disease 2 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 0
Neuroprotection 1 0
Other 1 0

See all 23 patients currently taking Epoetin (Erythropoietin)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 8

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Epoetin (Erythropoietin). See all 19 dosages ►

  2,000units/mL as needed 40,000units/mL as needed 4,000 units weekly 20,000 intl units monthly 10,000 units every other week 6,000 mL weekly 6,000 units/kg weekly 40,000 units every other week 30,000 mL weekly 40,000 units weekly
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Epoetin (Erythropoietin) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 27%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 27%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 18%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 9%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 9%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Epoetin (Erythropoietin)

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Epoetin (Erythropoietin)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Epoetin (Erythropoietin)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Epoetin (Erythropoietin)

Always
 6 75%
Usually
 2 25%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Epoetin (Erythropoietin)

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 25%
A little
 4 50%
Not at all
 2 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Epoetin (Erythropoietin)

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 2 40%
$50-99
 1 20%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 40%

Report created on May 28, 2012.