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Epoetin Zeta

1 known interaction
1 brand name

Indications

  • Symptomatic anaemia associated with chronic renal failure in patients on haemodialysis
  • Symptomatic anaemia associated with chronic renal failure in adults on peritoneal dialysis
  • Severe symptomatic anaemia of renal origin in adults with renal insufficiency not yet on dialysis
  • Symptomatic anaemia in adults receiving cancer chemotherapy
  • To increase yield of autologous blood (to avoid homologous blood) in predonation programme in moderate anaemia either when large volume of blood required or when sufficient blood cannot be saved

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Drug Interactions

Moderate interactions

1 drug interaction identified for Epoetin Zeta. Check the full interaction details, severity ratings, and clinical recommendations in the MedNext app.

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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

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

Last reviewed: 2026

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