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Treatment of Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease

If you have been diagnosed with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease, your doctor will likely prescribe a treatment, or a variety of treatments, to help you manage your symptoms. Effective treatment of anemia of chronic kidney disease is very important as it may help you avoid serious complications, such as heart disease, in the future.14, 15

Erythropoietic proteins and iron therapy have transformed the management of anemia of chronic kidney disease over the past decade,16 allowing patients to avoid the blood transfusions that used to be the only available treatment option.14


 

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