EPREX

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Spain, France, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Singapore, United Kingdom, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug EPREX contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Epoetin alfa UNII R6OS9S8VQ7 - EFEPOETIN ALFA

Epoetin alfa is a glycoprotein hormone produced primarily by the kidney in response to hypoxia and is the key regulator of red blood cell (RBC) production. Epoetin alfa is involved in all phases of erythroid development, and has its principal effect at the level of erythroid precursors. Read about Epoetin alfa

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
B03XA01	Erythropoietin	B Blood and blood forming organs → B03 Antianemic preparations → B03X Other antianemic preparations → B03XA Other antianemic preparations
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: AU	Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme	Identifier(s): 5713Q, 5714R, 5715T, 5716W, 5717X, 5718Y, 5719B, 5720C, 5721D, 5722E, 6204M, 6205N, 6206P, 6207Q, 6251B, 6302Q, 6303R, 6305W, 6339P, 6434P
Country: BR	Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos	Identifier(s): 514500608158417, 514500609154415, 514500610152412, 514500611159410, 514500612155419, 514500613151417
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02231583, 02231584, 02231585, 02231586, 02231587, 02240722, 02243239, 02243400, 02243401, 02243403, 02288680
Country: ES	Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS	Identifier(s): 60579, 60580, 60581, 60582, 60583, 67861
Country: FR	Base de données publique des médicaments	Identifier(s): 61480293, 67228541, 68264469, 69791271
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 111329, 111485, 124948, 29707, 29716, 36067, 36088, 36105, 36116, 36142, 36167
Country: IL	מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת	Identifier(s): 4427, 4428, 4429, 4569, 4570, 4571, 4572, 4573, 4726, 6157, 6158
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard	Identifier(s): 13953621, 13953648, 13953702, 13953710, 13953729, 14626640, 14626659
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK	Identifier(s): 42986, 42994, 43001, 43028, 43036, 58416, 58424, 80748, 83682
Country: NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	Identifier(s): 13060, 5520, 5521, 5522, 8691
Country: RO	Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale	Identifier(s): W57497001, W57497002, W57497003, W57497004, W57497005, W57497006
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 08486P, 08488P, 08489P, 11508P, 11726P
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 35/30.4/0036