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thrombovascular events, use the lowest dose needed to avoid red blood
cell transfusions.
-- Use only for treatment of anemia due to concomitant myelosuppressive
chemotherapy.
-- Discontinue following the completion of a chemotherapy course.
Perisurgery: PROCRIT increased the rate of deep venous thromboses in patients not receiving prophylactic anticoagulation. Consider deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis.
Contraindications
PROCRIT is contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled hypertension
or with known hypersensitivity to albumin (human) or mammalian cell-derived
products.
Additional Important Safety Information
-- The dose of PROCRIT should be titrated for each patient to achieve and
maintain the following hemoglobin levels:
-- Chronic renal failure patients -- hemoglobin levels between 10
to 12 g/dL. If a patient does not attain hemoglobin levels of 10
to 12 g/dL despite 12 weeks of appropriate PROCRIT therapy, see
DOSAGE and ADMINISTRATION in the PROCRIT Prescribing
Information.
-- Cancer or HIV patients -- the lowest hemoglobin level sufficient
to avoid transfusion and not to exceed 12 g/dL.
-- Monitor hemoglobin regularly during therapy, more frequently
following a dosage adjustment or until hemoglobin becomes stable.
-- Cases of pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and of severe anemia, with
or without other cytopenias, associated with neutralizing antibodies to
erythropoietin have been reported in patients with chronic renal
failure receiving PROCRIT by subcutaneous administration. If any
patient develops a sudden loss of response to PROCRIT, accompanied by
severe anemia and low reticulocyte count, and anti-erythropoietin
antibody-associated anemia is suspected, withhold PROCRIT and other
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