EPOGEN dosage

[acehounddog]

Can anyone tell me the normal dosage for an adult for EPOGEN?  My husband had a bad reaction to a blood transfusion and had become anemic while in the hospital.  I had to give him EPOGEN shots for about 3 weeks and now his body is producing too many red blood cells.

[cheriums]

For those taking ribavirin to treat hep C, the normal dose of epoetin alpha is 40,000 Units, once each week. Because the ribavirin is smashing the red blood cells so rapidly, the dose is high.   HOWEVER, you didn't mention hepatitis??  The dose of epoetin given without ribavirin varies, based, for example, on body weight.  An example of dosing for other causes of red cell loss, such as you describe, would be 4,000 Units, three times/ week.  If the epoetin is no longer taken, things should stabilize, return to normal with time.  Your husband has been warned, I hope, to monitor blood pressure and call his M.D. or go to an ER immediately if he has any chest pain?

[cuteus]

NOW you may take it. ONE more to go!

[cindee]

Hey girl, LVDBYGOD is doing great! We e-mail each other everyday. I will quickly e-mail her again and let her know you are concerned about her. I'm sure she will get back to you here asap! You are so kind and caring. Chevy you are a wonderful lady! I love you very much! I hope you are slowing down a bit as you near the end of tx. It does catch up with you in the end, w/ all the toxins in your body are at a high rate. You take care. And REST! You are always in my prayers, but you already know that!  LOVE YA BUNCHES, Cindee

[cuteus]

where are the news stories? need some good reading.
stay well.

[DownThisRoad]

I meant to add that I took 40,000 units of Procrit for 48 weeks in order to keep my RBC in a normal range while on the Hepatitis treatment medicines.

I am female, 46 and weigh approximately 135 lbs.

[DownThisRoad]

This forum is not able to determine what a normal dosage for an adult for EPOGEN would be.  This forum is for people who want to gather information regarding Hepatitis C, the treatments of Hepatitis C and support for friends and family of people who have Hepatitis C.

Although, some of us do have to take a medicine called Procrit to assist us in keeping our RBC count in a somewhat normal level when we treat our disease with the Hepatitis C medicines. The medicines that we take can sometimes deplete our red blood counts.

You can go on to a search engine on your computer and type in EPROGEN and gather allot of information regarding what it is used for and the dosage.

Good luck to you and your husband!

[raheem]

I am 165lbs. or 75kg.  I was on 40,000 U/ml once a week with no problems.  Go to www.epogen.com to get other dosage guidelines and more information.