epoetin alfa

[ih-poi-i-tn al-fuh]

noun

1. a synthetic form of human erythropoietin, used to treat anemia.

epoetin alfa

1. A synthetic preparation of human erythropoietin, manufactured using recombinant DNA technology, and used to treat some forms of anemia.

Example Sentences

Eliason and colleagues found that the doses of one such drug, Epogen — or epoetin alfa, as it's called generically — increased by 129 percent after an independent clinic was acquired by a large chain.

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Eliason and colleagues found that the doses of one such drug, Epogen — or epoetin alfa, as it’s called generically — increased by 129 percent after an independent clinic was acquired by a large chain.

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But the case of epoetin alfa, a drug used to treat anemia in dialysis patients, shows that when the financial incentive is taken away, doctors may use less of the drug.

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Both drugs are the same substance, a protein called erythropoietin, or epoetin alfa, which is made by Amgen in Puerto Rico.

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In 1989 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of recombinant human erythropoietin under the name Epoetin alfa.

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