From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-06-08 23:20:57 UTC
Subject: Re:Epogen Question - Teegre
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <622147.1118272857591.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Author wrote:
> Thanks for replying, I was originally advised here that Epogen was actual=
ly THE drug to
> use for "Estrogen-poisoned bone marrow" sigh so I'm hoping the signals ar=
e mixed
> here.
It looks like the two are interchangeable:
http://www.regence.com/trgmedpol/drugs/dru012.html
includes
>Epogen=AE (epoetin alfa) and Procrit=AE (epoetin alfa) =
>are proteins that stimulate the production of red =
>blood cells by the same mechanism as endogenous
>erythopoietin. They are administered as an intravenous =
>or subcutaneous injection...
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=3D0&cat=3D1470&articleid=3D1408=
includes
Erythropoietin (Epogen=AE, Procrit=AE)
so apparently they are just two names for the same drug
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