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Seminars in dialysis · May 2012
Editorial Case ReportsThe new label for erythropoiesis stimulating agents: the FDA'S sentence.
- Steven Fishbane and Kenar D Jhaveri.
- Semin Dial. 2012 May 1; 25 (3): 263-6.
AbstractOn June 24, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised the prescribing instructions (the label) for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. The new label, the second revision since publication of the TREAT Study, placed new restrictions on the use of these agents, and increased the strength of warnings. We believe that the new label language may deprive patients of the full benefits of erythropoiesis-stimulating agent treatment and impair the opportunity to individualize treatment through shared decision making. Diminished discovery and innovation in the treatment of one of the most common and important complications of kidney disease may also be an unintended consequence of the label change.© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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