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What Is Epoetin Alpha Used For?
Pronounced: (e-POE-tin AL-fa)
Epoetin Alfa Inj Uses
This medication is used to treat anemia (low red blood cell count) in people with long-term serious kidney disease (chronic renal failure), people receiving zidovudine to treat HIV, and people receiving chemotherapy for certain types of cancer (non-myeloid cancers). It may also be used in anemic patients to reduce the need for blood transfusions before certain planned surgeries that...
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