Prescription and treatment
Converting between erythropoiesis-stimulating agents
The monthly Mircera starting-dose table for adults switching from epoetin or darbepoetin.
To transfer between ESA
| Monthly dose of methoxy-PEG-epoetin beta given intravenously or subcutaneously (micrograms once monthly) | Previous weekly dose of epoetin given intravenously or subcutaneously (IU/week) | Previous weekly dose of darbepoetin alfa given intravenously or subcutaneously (µg/week) |
|---|
| 120 | < 8,000 | < 40 |
| 200 | 8,000–16,000 | 40–80 |
| 360 | > 16,000 | > 80 |
I mean, almost
| MIRCERA µg/m | Epoetin IE/W | Darbepoetin µg/W |
|---|
| 200 | 12.000 | 60 |
| 3-4 | 200 | 1 |
Key points
- The monthly Mircera starting-dose table for adults switching from epoetin or darbepoetin.
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