There's also Epogen, which is essentially the same as Procrit. Both are epoetin alfa. Aranesp is darbepoetin alfa, a longer lasting formula. There are other brand names, but I don't know how many of them are available in the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythropoietin
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-Lisa, husband Ken age 60 dx SAA 7/04, dx hypo MDS 1/06 w/finding of trisomy 8; 2 ATGs, partial remission, still using cyclosporine
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