Erythropoietin

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B03XA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0011096-26-7

Therapeutic Categories

Antianemic agent

Hematopoietic growth factor

Chemical Name

Glycoprotein hormone which stimulates red blood cell formation in higher organisms

Foreign Names

• Erythropoietin (German)
• Erythropoietine (French)
• Eritropoyetina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ep (IS)
• Erythropoiesis stimulating factor (IS)
• ESF (IS)
• Hemopoietine (IS)
• r-HuEPO (IS)
• Erythropoietin Concentrated Solution (PH: BP 2011)

Brand Names

• Abseamed
  Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Lithuania
• Aropotin
  Kun Wha, South Korea
• Bioyetin
  Probiomed, Costa Rica; Probiomed, Dominican Republic; Probiomed, Guatemala; Probiomed, Honduras; Probiomed, Panama; Probiomed, El Salvador
• Ceriton
  Ranbaxy, India
• Epiao
  Sunshine Pharmaceutical, China
• Epocryn
  Cryopharma, Mexico
• Epogen
  Pablo Cassara, Georgia
• Epoglobin
  Ikapharmindo, Indonesia
• Epokine
  CJ Cheiljedang, South Korea; PMG Pharma, Chile
• Eponis-2k
  Neiss, India
• Eporon
  Bioreg, Peru; Dong-A, South Korea
• Eposis
  Micro Labs, India
• Epotin
  Julphar, Tunisia
• Epotrex-NP
  Novell, Indonesia
• Epox
  Wockhardt, India
• Eprex
  Janssen-Cilag, Tunisia
• Eritina
  Chalver, Colombia
• Eritromax
  Blausiegel, Brazil
• Eritropoyetina Humana Recombinante
  Delta, Colombia
• Espogen
  LG Life Sciences, China; LG Life Sciences, South Korea
• Hemax
  Bio Sidus S.A., Vietnam; Biosintética, Brazil; Sidus, China
• Huan Er Bo
  Sihuan, China
• Ior Epocim
  Center of Molecular Immunology, Tunisia
• Jia Lin Hao
  Ahua Pharmaceutical, China
• Jimaixin
  NCPC GeneTech, China
• Ninghongxin
  Huaxin High Biotechnology, China
• Pronivel
  Elea, Argentina
• Retacrit
  Hospira, Ireland
• Rh Epo
  Labot, Peru
• Sai Bo Er
  Shenzhen Sai Bao Er Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, China
• Shanpoetin
  Nordic, Peru
• Shanpoietin
  Shantha, India
• Yi Bei
  Diao Pharmaceutical Group, China
• Yi Pu Ding
  Kexing Biotech, China
• Yi Pu Li
  Kehua Bio-Engineering, China
• Yibao
  Wanbang Biochemical Pharmaceutical Company, China
• Zyrop
  Zydus, India

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