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Peginesatide

Peginesatide, developed by Affymax and Takeda, is an erythropoietic agent, a functional analog of erythropoietin.

Medical uses
The FDA approved the use of peginesatide for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease in adult patients on dialysis. ==Chemistry and mechanism of action==
Chemistry and mechanism of action
Peginesatide is a synthetic peptide, attached to polyethylene glycol ("PEGylated"). It mimics the structure of erythropoietin, the human glycoprotein which promotes red blood cell development. ==Related drugs==
Related drugs
The erythropoietin analogs currently used to treat anemia in the United States are epoetin alfa (sold under the names Procrit and Epogen) and darbepoetin alfa (which is a more glycosylated form of epoetin, sold under the name Aranesp). There are similar biologic agents, such as Mircera (a monoPEGylated erythropoietin-beta), sold by Roche in Europe, Chugai in Japan, and VFMCRP in the United States. ==References==
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