Economic Benefits of Switching From Intravenous to Subcutaneous Epoetin Alfa for the Management of Anemia in Hemodialysis Patients
Background: Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents including epoetin alfa have been a mainstay of anemia management in patients with chronic kidney disease. Although the standard practice has been to administer epoetin alfa to patients on hemodialysis (HD) intravenously (IV), subcutaneous (SQ) epoetin al...
Main Authors: | Bhanu Prasad, Maryam Jafari, Julie Toppings, Linda Gross, Joanne Kappel, Flora Au |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-06-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358120927532 |
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