Dosing Penalty of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents After Switching From Originator to Biosimilar Preparations in Stable Hemodialysis Patients

Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Jul;68(1):170-2. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.01.011. Epub 2016 Feb 13.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anemia / complications
  • Anemia / drug therapy*
  • Anemia / metabolism
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / complications
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / drug therapy
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / metabolism
  • Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals / administration & dosage*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Substitution
  • Epoetin Alfa / administration & dosage*
  • Erythropoietin / administration & dosage*
  • Female
  • Hematinics / administration & dosage*
  • Hemoglobins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Iron / therapeutic use
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recombinant Proteins / administration & dosage
  • Renal Dialysis*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Trace Elements / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals
  • Hematinics
  • Hemoglobins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Trace Elements
  • epoetin zeta
  • Erythropoietin
  • Epoetin Alfa
  • Iron