procritinjection?

Question

FOR ANEMIA

Answer 1

My dad was on procrit and he felt remarkably better in a few days. As the week went on he looked foreword to the injection as he felt he had more energy. It doesn't work this way for everyone though and you should have blood tests weekly to monitor it. Good luck

Answer 2

Procrit is the brand name of erythropoietin marketed by Johnson and Johnson. Epogen is the brand name of the same product marketed by Amgen. Amgen is actually the company that developed the drug but had a marketing and licensing deal with J&J to get funds to support the research. Now Amgen is the biggest biotech company out there and has a market cap on par with many of the pharmaceutical companies out there.

Erythropoietin is a protein produced by the body that will stimulate the bone marrow into producing red blood cells, the same cells that are low in anemia. The kidneys usually will produce this compound depending on the body's need and demand for red blood cells.

Supplementation with EPO injections may help with cases of anemia depending on the cause. If someone is anemic because of kidney problems, or chemotherapy, then EPO may help. However, in people who are anemic because of blood loss, the body is probably already producing a good amount of EPO and the additional shot may or may not help.

Discuss with your doctor if you should or should not receive EPO.

Answer 3

I was given procrit injections while enduring chemo to help keep red blood cell levels up. The injection site tends to bruise but it clears up eventually. I was also getting neupogen shots, all in the same arm so my arm looked really beat up, but it was worth it.

Answer 4

Procrit is the synthetic version of erythropoetin-erythropoetin is what make red blood cells-produced naturally by the body in the irreg flat bones, pelvis,sternum. Therefore if you do not produce enough erythropoetin, you do not produce enough mature red blood cells, that's where procrit comes in.