User Reviews for Procrit injection

Not sure how this medication should work.

Huge change in exercise tolerance. Went from not being able to do anything to being active again.

I am a caretaker for a friend who has Hep C. and he started on Procrit injections about a month ago and his red blood cells have increased and he has more enrgey, but about 24 hrs after the Procrit injection he gets severe body aches and this last about 24 hrs. Should this be reported to his doctor? We know this is a side affect, but should'nt the side effects subside after awhile?

As friend of a patient taking procrit who is brain dead I wished the doctors would have tried other choices of treatment before giving my friend this medication, as though there was no other choices. I don't know if she was given this medication because the doctors did't know what else to do for her anemia. She suffered shortness of breath before taking this medicine. So how would you know if the medicine made this problelm worse? She was treated by Kaiser Bellflower. This was the first thing they used to treat her anemia. Read More Read Less

Either my doctors are using it wrong or with the wrong expectations. I'm still taking 2pts of blood a month for my red blood cells.

My dad was given high procrit doses for MDS from a quack doctor in Youngstown, Ohio Cancer Center. He suddenly developed rapid growing lung and liver tumors. Three days after his death we read the FDA article that says it can cause tumor growth. My dad might be alive if he didn't take this drug. He also had circulation problems in his foot and almost lost it, probably from this. DON'T USE PROCRIT!

This medication has worked well for me, I need it due to Kidney transplant, old kidneys were removed, Doctor doesn't give it unless blood count is 10 or below

Diagnosed with MDS. This is first treatment step. It has performed as expected however my condition dictates that levels will fall. The next step is Chemo and perhaps procrit. To be determined as time progresses.

high creatine kidney failure

Presently on Pegasys and Ribavirin for Hep C. Treatment caused severe anemia. Was put on 40,000 units injections weekly. While my anemia is still present, it is stablized and not getting worse. I only hope the recent FDA concerns for Procrit don't hit me later in life. Unfortunately with medications, while it may help with one symptom/disease it may also be causing long term effects. One can only decide if the good outweighs the potential bad. Had I known of these concerns I would not have started with this drug.Read More Read Less

Procrit is being used to treat my condition of sickle cell amemia. My physician hopes to reduce the amount of frequent crises attacks sometimes leading to hospitalization. The 40,000 units that I am on has resulted in a stable HgB level but still on the low side of the normal range (6.5 g/dl). Often times I feel more lethargic than energetic within a 24-48 hr period of receiving injection. Sometimes a hunger headaches developes or minor sickling attacks. Overall the good outweighs the bad a the present time.Read More Read Less