Epoetin to Aranesp or Mircera Starting Dose (FDA Labels)
The starting dose in a switch to Aranesp or Mircera, by the label's table.
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Example
- Product being started
- Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa)
- Current ESA
- Epoetin alfa (units a week)
- Adult or pediatric
- Adult
- Total weekly dose
- 9000
- To Aranesp
- Epoetin 2 to 3 times a week
Result: The Aranesp label's table gives 25 mcg a week, with Aranesp given once weekly.
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What you enter
- Product being started
- Current ESA
- Adult or pediatric
- Total weekly dose (epoetin alfa in units, darbepoetin alfa in mcg)
- To Aranesp: how often the epoetin alfa is given
- To Mircera, adults: monthly or every two weeks
How this is calculated
Citation
FDA labels on DailyMed: Aranesp, section 2.2, Table 1 (estimated starting doses from the previous weekly epoetin alfa dose, CKD on dialysis); Mircera, sections 2.2 and 2.3, Tables 1 and 2 (starting doses for adult and pediatric patients currently receiving an ESA). Read the sources: Aranesp label ↗, Mircera label ↗
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