Epoetin alfa Alternatives Compared
Epoetin alfa | Multivitamin with iron | Vitamin B6 |
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Epoetin alfa | Multivitamin with iron | Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Anemia Due to Chronic Kidney Disease, Anemia, Anemia - Chemotherapy Induced, Anemia - Drug Induced, Anemia Prior to Surgery. epoetin alfa may also be used for purposes not listed in... View more |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Anemia, Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency. multivitamin with iron may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Seizures, Nausea/Vomiting, Drug Induced Vitamin/Mineral Deficiency, Anemia, Dietary Supplementation. Vitamin B6 may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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Ratings & Reviews | |||
Epoetin alfa has an average rating of 4.6 out of 10 from a total of 8 ratings on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 50% reported a negative effect. |
Multivitamin with iron has an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 from a total of 27 ratings on Drugs.com. 78% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
Vitamin B6 has an average rating of 9.7 out of 10 from a total of 3 ratings on Drugs.com. 100% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects | |||
See also: epoetin alfa side effects in more detail. |
See also: multivitamin with iron side effects in more detail. |
See also: Vitamin B6 side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||
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Dosage Forms Available | |||
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Brand Names | |||
Epogen, Procrit, Retacrit | Abatron AF, Actiron, Active Fe, Allbee-C 800 with Iron, Anemagen, Anemagen FA, Anemagen Forte, Apetimar with Iron, Baby Iron+Immunity, BiferaRx, Bugs Bunny with Iron Chewable, Celebrate Iron + C, Centrum Jr, Centrum Kids, Cerovite Junior, Chewable-Vite with Iron, Chromagen, Chromagen FA, Chromatinic, Conison, Contrin, Corvite Fe, Daily-Vite with Iron, Dayalets Plus Iron, Dialyvite, Diatx Fe, EnLyte, Equi-Roca Plus, Equicyte Plus, FE C Tab Plus, Fe-Tinic 150 Forte, Femiron Multi with Iron, Feocyte, Feogen, Feonyx, Ferbee, FeRiva, FeRiva 21/7, FeRivaFA, Fero-Folic 500, Ferocon, Ferotrin, Ferotrinsic, Ferragen, Ferralet 90, Ferraplus, Ferrex 150 Forte, Ferrex 150 Forte Plus, Ferrex 28, Ferroflex-150 Forte, Ferrogels Forte, FerroVite, FerroVite FA, FerroVite Forte, Fetrin, Flintstones Complete, Flintstones with Iron Chewable, Focalgin DSS, FoliTab 500, Folivan-F, Folivan-Plus, Foltrin, Fruity Chews with Iron, Fumatinic, Fusion Plus, Fusion Sprinkles with Probiotic, Garfield Vitamin with Iron, Generet-500 with Folic Acid, Gentle Iron, Geravim, Geri-Tabs, Geriaton, Geritol, Good Sense Children's Vitamins with Iron, Hematogen, Hematogen FA, Hematogen Forte, Hemocyte-F Elixir, Icar-C Plus, Icar-C Plus SR, Iferex 150 Forte, Integra, Integra F, Integra Plus, Intrinsitinic, Iro-Plex, Iromin G, Iron 100 Plus, Iron Folate Plus, Iron Folate-F, Iron-150, Irospan 24/6, Lydia Pinkham, Martinic, Maxaron Forte, MaxFE Drops, Multigen, Multigen Folic, Multigen Plus, MyKidz Iron, Nephron-FA, Niva-Plus, Nufera, One Tab Daily with Iron, Poly Iron 150 Forte, Poly Iron Forte, Poly-Vi-Sol with Iron Drops, Promar, SSS Tonic, Stress Formula with Iron, Stresstabs with Iron, Tab-A-Vite with Iron, Taron Forte, Therems H, Thrivite 19, TL-HEM 150, Tricon, Triferex 150 Forte, Trigels F, Trimagen FA, UpSpring Baby Iron, Vimar with Iron View more | Other pyridoxine brands include: Aminoxin, Nestrex | |
Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||
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8 hours |
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CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||
A total of 21 drugs are known to interact with epoetin alfa:
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A total of 99 drugs are known to interact with multivitamin with iron:
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A total of 13 drugs are known to interact with Vitamin B6:
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Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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Disease Interactions | |||
No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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First Approval Date | |||
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||
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Further information
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