DARBEPRO 40

DARBEPRO^® 40 (Darbepoetin Alpha 40 mcg/0.40 ml PFS)

PRESENTATION

DARBEPRO 40 (Darbepoetin Alpha 40 mcg PFS) is available as 0.40 ml Single Dose Pre-Filled Syringe

DESCRIPTION

DARBEPRO 40 (Darbepoetin Alpha 40 mcg/0.40 ml PFS) is an erythropoiesis stimulating protein that is produced in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO). It is a 165 amino acid protein that differs from rHuEPO in containing 5 N- linked oligosaccharide chains, where as repo contains 3chains. The 2 additional N-glycosylation sites result from amino acid substitution in erythropoietin peptide backbone. The approximate molecular weight of Darbepoetin Alpha is 37,000 daltons.

INDICATIONS & USAGE

Treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease 

Treatment of anemia due to cancer chemotherapy

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION

For correction of anemia in CKD

Initial dose is 0.45 mcg/kg body weight once in a week, which can be titrated upto 1.5 mcg/kg body weight in a month in divided doses.

For correction of anemia in cancer chemotherapy

The recommended initial doses: 2.25 mcg/kg every week until completion of chemotherapy course or 500 mcg/kg every three weeks until completion of chemotherapy course.

ADMINISTRATION

To be administered Subcutaneous or Intravenous route only.

STORAGE 

To be stored in between (2 - 8°C) only. Do not freeze.

CONTRAINDICATION

Uncontrolled hypertension

Known hypersensitivity to any active substance or its excipients

Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)R