Approved Hospital Formulary
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epoetin alfa
- Formulary Erythropoietin Formulary
| Drug Name | Form | Strength | Formulary Unrestricted | Formulary Restricted | Non-Formulary | Interchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epogen, Procrit | SOLUTION, INJECTABLE | 2,000 units/mL, 3,000 units/mL, 4,000 units/mL | ||||
| Retacrit | SOLUTION, INJECTABLE | 2,000 units/mL, 3,000 units/mL, 4,000 units/mL | ||||
| Epogen, Procrit | SOLUTION, INJECTABLE | 10,000 units/mL, 20,000 units/mL, 40,000 units/mL | ||||
| Retacrit | SOLUTION, INJECTABLE | 10,000 units/mL, 20,000 units/mL, 40,000 units/mL |
Last updated: Jul. 17, 2024
- Black Box Warning: Risk of mortality, tumor progression, cardiac events
Retacrit is the preferred agent for inpatient use.
Dose Rounding (Adult): epoetin alfa doses should be rounded to the nearest multiple of 2,000 unit. Dosages on odd thousand unit increments should be rounded up (e.g. 7,000 units rounds to 8,000 units).
Management of Unattached Dialysis Outpatients: Epoetin alfa Algorithm
Dose Rounding (Pediatrics): epoetin alfa doses should be round to the nearest multiple of 10 unit.
Retacrit is a biosimilar classified as therapeutically equivalent to the epoetin alfa reference product (Epogen, Procrit) for adult and pediatric patients.
The most cost effective drug for the specific setting, time period, or patient case will be used.
Pediatrics - St. Jude has evaluated and approved RETACRIT as a formulary agent as of October 11, 2018.
Epogen medication guide
Procrit medicaiton guide
Retacrit medication guide
Retacrit Dose
Dispense *Dose available in dialysis pyxis
2,000 units
One 2,000 units/mL vial*
4,000 units
One 4,000 units/mL vial*
6,000 units
IV: Three 2,000 units/mL vials*
Subcutaneous: PREPARE syringe using 40,000 units/mL vial
8,000 units
Two 4,000 units/mL vials*
10,000 units
One 10,000 units/mL vial*
12,000 units
One 10,000 units/mL vial + one 2,000 units/mL vial*
14,000 units
One 10,000 units/mL vial + one 4,000 units/mL vial*
16,000 units
IV: One 10,000 units/mL vial + one 4,000 units/mL vial + one 2,000 units/mL vial*
Subcutaneous: PREPARE syringe using 40,000 units/mL vial
18,000 units
IV: One 10,000 units/mL vial + two 4,000 units/mL vial*
Subcutaneous: PREPARE syringe using 40,000 units/mL vial
20,000 units
Two 10,000 units/mL vials*
>22,000 units to 38,000 units
PREPARE syringe using 40,000 unit/mL vial
40,000 units
One 40,000 units/mL vial
Reviewed: December 12, 2006, and 28 Aug 2018 (Retacrit)