Dose Conversion Ratio in Hemodialysis Patients Switched from Darbepoetin Alfa to PEG-Epoetin Beta: AFFIRM Study.

CONCLUSION: In these hemodialysis patients switched from DA to PEG-Epo the DCR was 1.17 and 1.21 after accounting for the effect of transfusions. The number of transfusions and units transfused increased approximately threefold from the pre-switch to the post-switch period. PMID: 24173670 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Advances in Therapy - October 31, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Choi P, Farouk M, Manamley N, Addison J Tags: Adv Ther Source Type: research