Medication to stimulate RBC production: A hormone called erythropoietin is produced in the kidneys and liver and stimulates the bone marrow
Bone marrow modulators, such as colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) and erythrocyte-stimulating agents (ESAs), are used to treat toxicities of cancer
Table 5. Causes of Bone Marrow Aplasia. Drugs, Cytotoxic drugs. Chemotherapeutics. Drugs that may cause bone marrow
bone marrow depression/toxicity, in patients with bone marrow depression caused by concomitant In clinical trials in patients with drug-induced (dopamine
Bone Marrow Stimulants Some drugs, including colony-stimulating factors, such as epoetin alfa (Epogen/Procrit), sargramostim (Leukine)
Supportive care, such as antibiotics and transfusions, and medications that suppress the immune system may also be needed. Drugs that stimulate the bone marrow
Table 5. Causes of Bone Marrow Aplasia. Drugs, Cytotoxic drugs. Chemotherapeutics. Drugs that may cause bone marrow
Treatment of Pancytopenia Drugs that stimulate the bone marrow: For chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and some other causes, the growth factors
drug or chemical exposure, infections or medications. Inherited bone marrow suppression can prevent some acquired bone marrow failure.
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