ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B03XA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0011096-26-7

Therapeutic Categories

Antianemic agent

Hematopoietic growth factor

Chemical Name

Glycoprotein hormone which stimulates red blood cell formation in higher organisms

Foreign Names

• Erythropoietin (German)
• Erythropoietine (French)
• Eritropoyetina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ep (IS)
• Erythropoiesis stimulating factor (IS)
• ESF (IS)
• Hemopoietine (IS)
• r-HuEPO (IS)
• Erythropoietin (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Erythropoietin Concentrated Solution (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

• Bimolin
  Recalcine, Paraguay
• Binocrit
  Sandoz, Turkey
• Bioyetin
  Lazar, Uruguay; Probiomed, Dominican Republic; Probiomed, Guatemala; Probiomed, Honduras; Probiomed, Mexico; Probiomed, Panama; Probiomed, Paraguay; Probiomed, El Salvador
• Ceriton
  Ranbaxy, India
• Dropoetin
  Drogsan, Turkey
• Epiao
  Libra, Paraguay; shenyang sunshine, Egypt; Sunshine Pharmaceutical, China
• EPO V y T Farma
  V y T Farma, Paraguay
• Epocryn
  Cryopharma, Mexico
• Epoetin
  Sedico, Egypt
• Epoetin alfa Hexal
  Hexal, Greece
• Epoetina Alfa
  Labot, Peru; Medifarma, Peru; Roemmers, Peru
• Epofer
  Emcure, India
• Epoform
  Eipico, Egypt
• Epogen
  Pablo Cassara, Georgia
• Epoglobin
  Ikapharmindo, Indonesia
• Epokine
  PMG Pharma, Chile
• Epomine
  Klarvoyant, India
• Eponis-2k
  Neiss, India
• Eporon
  Bio Reg Pharma, Peru; Dong-A, South Korea
• Eposis
  Micro Labs, India
• Epotin
  Julphar, Lebanon; Julphar, Tunisia
• Epotrex-NP
  Novell Pharmaceutical, Indonesia
• Epox
  Wockhardt, India
• Eprex
  Janssen Cilag, Paraguay; Janssen-Cilag, Egypt; J&J DeChane, India
• Eritrogen
  Bioprofarma, Argentina
• Eritrogen 1000 UI
  Clausen, Uruguay
• Eritrogen 10000 UI
  Clausen, Uruguay
• Eritrogen 2000 UI
  Clausen, Uruguay
• Eritrogen 4000 UI
  Clausen, Uruguay
• Eritropoyetina 4000UI Catedral
  Catedral, Paraguay
• Eritropoyetina Duncan
  Duncan, Argentina
• Eritropoyetina Eritromax
  Blaú, Colombia
• Eritropoyetina Humana Recombinante
  Delta, Colombia; Pharmagen, Peru
• Erypioten
  Amoun, Egypt
• Erythromycine Bailleul 4%
  Bailleul, France
• ESPO
  Kyowa Hakko Kirin China Pharmaceutical, China
• Espogen
  LG Life Sciences, China; LG Life Sciences, South Korea
• Ger epo
  Vacsera, Egypt
• Heberitro
  Bioteng, Paraguay
• Hemastim
  Gemabiotech, Argentina
• Hemax
  Instituto Sidus, China; Instituto Sidus, Lebanon; Sidus, Paraguay
• Hemax 1.000 UI
  Sidus, Uruguay
• Hemax 10.000 UI
  Sidus, Uruguay
• Hemax 2.000 UI
  Sidus, Uruguay
• Hemax 3.000 UI
  Sidus, Uruguay
• Hemax-Eritron
  Biosintética, Brazil
• Hemoprex
  Bergamo, Brazil
• Hemoprex [+ Albumin Human]
  Bergamo, Paraguay
• Huan Er Bo
  Sihuan Pharmaceutical Factory, China
• Ior Epocim
  Center of Molecular Immunology, Tunisia; Quality Pharma, Peru
• Jia Lin Hao
  Ahua Pharmaceutical, China
• Jimaixin
  NCPC GeneTech, China
• Ninghongxin
  Huaxin High Biotechnology, China
• Novicrit
  Sandoz, Australia
• Pronivel
  Elea, Argentina; Eticos, Paraguay
• Recormon
  Roche, Egypt
• Repoitin
  Serum Institute, India
• Retacrit
  Hospira, Ireland
• Sai Bo Er
  Shenzhen Sai Bao Er Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, China
• Stievamycin [+ Tretinoin]
  Stiefel, Paraguay
• Tecnomax 4000
  FA.PA.SA., Paraguay
• Vintor
  Emcure, India
• Wepox
  Wockhardt, Philippines
• Wepox Save
  Wockhardt, India
• Xue Da Sheng
  Hayao Pharmaceutical Group Holding, China
• Yi Bei
  Di Ao Pharmaceutical Group, China
• Yi Pu Ding
  Kexing Biotech, China
• Yi Pu Li
  Kehua Bio-Engineering, China
• Yibao
  Chemo Wanbang Biochemical Pharmaceutical Company, China
• Zyrop
  Zydus, India

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.