Anemia: What is Epogen®?

September 20, 2009 by admin

Epogen^® is a medicine that replaces a natural hormone made by healthy kidneys called erythropoietin. Epogen^® helps correct low red blood cell count or anemia in dialysis patients. This medicine can be given two ways: it can be injected through the blood tubing directly into a vein during hemodialysis (intravenously or IV), or it can be injected through a small needle under the skin (subcutaneously or SC).