Definition of "epoetin" [epoetin]

• A type of erythropoietin used to treat patients suffering from anemia caused by chronic kidney disease (noun)

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• "Anemia drugs, known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), such as epoetin alfa (Epogen) and darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp), stimulate red blood cell production and are intended to reduce the number of blood transfusions required during chemotherapy."
• "This results in a reduced frequency of doses, providing a simpler and more convenient treatment option for patients and physicians as compared to treatment of anemia with epoetin which is the current standard of care in India."
• "PRCA is a rare, serious and debilitating autoimmune disorder, which can occur when the body produces neutralizing antibodies against the currently marketed recombinant human erythropoietins, such as epoetin alfa or beta and darbepoetin alfa, thus suppressing the production of red blood cells by the bone marrow."