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Epoetin alfa User Reviews & Ratings

Brand names: Epogen, Procrit, Retacrit

Epoetin alfa has an average rating of 4.6 out of 10 from a total of 8 reviews on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 50% reported a negative experience.

Condition Avg. Rating Reviews Compare
Anemia
3.8
 5 reviews for Anemia 190 medications
Anemia, Chemotherapy Induced
5.0
 2 reviews for Anemia, Chemotherapy Induced 4 medications
Anemia Due to Chronic Kidney Disease
8.0
 1 reviews for Anemia Due to Chronic Kidney Disease 66 medications

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  • Rac...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 21, 2012

Procrit (epoetin alfa) for Anemia, Chemotherapy Induced "I found this medicine to be a lifesaver. After my first month of treatment for CLL/SLL, I was thrown into chemo-induced anemia extremely quickly. After having a rough week with a small fever, my hemo-oncologist gave me a shot of this, and one week later, I thought I had been reborn! Terrific stuff and will help platelets out magnificently! Give it a shot, no pun intended. Feel better and take care!"

9 / 10
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  • Bel...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 18, 2019

Procrit (epoetin alfa) for Anemia "Been diagnosed with low-risk MDS (myelodysplastic syndromes), bone marrow not producing healthy red blood cells. Have been treated with weekly Procrit, 60,000 mg since March. Not many side effects, drug has not helped."

2 / 10
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  • Art...
  • August 5, 2016

Procrit (epoetin alfa) for Anemia "I have had three injections for my low red blood cell production by bone marrow. I feel more energetic after the injection and for several days after. By the third, fourth, or fifth day, I feel as tired as before the beginning of treatment. Each week, the energy seems to last longer. I felt faint on the fifth day after the third injection. I recovered in about an hour and a half."

6 / 10
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  • September 14, 2016

Procrit (epoetin alfa) for Anemia "I have POTS syndrome and low blood plasma. My count in the beginning was 11.5, and a year and a half later, after going through heck twice a week, it made me very ill. Bad belly issues, just worse than I was. But I'm having that feeling I had before. I'm tired, I can't eat, I'm weak... there had to be something else they can give me..."

1 / 10
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  • cat...
  • November 3, 2008

Epogen (epoetin alfa) for Anemia Due to Chronic Kidney Disease "Starting second week usage of Erythropoetin for possible kidney failure but definite anemia on a 6-7 year old black Labrador. Seems to be recovering slowly along with doses of amlodipine/norvasc, enalapril and doxycycline."

8 / 10
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  • EJS...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 16, 2020

Retacrit (epoetin alfa) for Anemia, Chemotherapy Induced "Retacrit drug did not help me at all."

1 / 10
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  • Joh...
  • September 23, 2015

Procrit (epoetin alfa) for Anemia "Went from 8.5 hemoglobin to 11 and then back to 9 after 5 months of weekly injections of 40,000 units. Did not work for me."

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  • Del...
  • February 6, 2016

Epogen (epoetin alfa) for Anemia "Works well but very costly"

9 / 10
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