Epoetin theta
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Epoetin theta, sold under the brand name Biopoin among others, is a copy of the human hormone erythropoietin.[1][2]
The most common side effects include shunt thrombosis (clots that can form in blood vessels of patients on dialysis, a blood clearance technique), headache, hypertension (high blood pressure), hypertensive crisis (sudden, dangerously high blood pressure), skin reactions, arthralgia (joint pain) and influenza (flu)-like illness.[1]Epoetin theta was approved for medical use in the European Union in October 2009.[1] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[3]
Medical uses
Epoetin theta is indicated for the treatment of symptomatic anemia in adults.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Biopoin EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 26 January 2021. Text was copied from this source which is © European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
- ^ a b "Eporatio EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 26 January 2021. Text was copied from this source which is © European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
- ^ World Health Organization (2021). World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 22nd list (2021). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/345533. WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2021.02.
attribution contains material copied from Biopoin | European Medicines Agency https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/biopoin 2021
External links
- "Epoetin theta". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Antianemic preparations (B03)
- Erythropoietin
- Darbepoetin alfa
- Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta
- Peginesatide
- Ferric hydroxide
- Ferric maltol
- Ferrous ascorbate
- Ferrous aspartate
- Ferrous carbonate
- Ferrous chloride
- Ferric derisomaltose
- Ferrous fumarate
- Ferrous gluconate
- Ferrous glycine sulfate
- Ferrous iodine
- Ferrous succinate
- Ferrous sulfate
- Ferrous tartrate
- Iron sucrose
- Sodium ferric gluconate complex
folic acid supplements
- Cyanocobalamin
- Cyanocobalamin tannin complex
- Hydroxocobalamin
- Cobamamide
- Mecobalamin
- Folic acid
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