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Darbepoetin Alfa

1 known interaction
2 brand names

Indications

  • Symptomatic anaemia associated with chronic renal failure in patients on dialysis
  • Symptomatic anaemia associated with chronic renal failure in patients not on dialysis
  • Symptomatic anaemia in adults with non-myeloid malignancies receiving chemotherapy

Drug Interactions

Moderate interactions

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Safety Information

🤰Pregnancy guidance available
🤱Breastfeeding guidance available
🫁Hepatic impairment guidance

Cautions

epoetins Aluminium toxicity (can impair the response to erythropoietin); concurrent infection (can impair the response to erythropoietin); correct factors that contribute to the anaemia of chronic ren...

Side Effects

epoetins Common or very common Arthralgia; embolism and thrombosis; headache; hypertension (dose-dependent); influenza like illness; peripheral oedema; skin reactions; stroke Uncommon Hypertensive cri...

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Brand Names

Aranesp(IN, PK, SA, AE, EG, ZA, NG)Darbepoetin(IN)
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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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