<p>Adverse reactions in 5% of Erythropoietin alfa treated patients in clinical studies were:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Patients with CKD: Hypertension, arthralgia, muscle spasm, pyrexia, dizziness, medical device malfunction, vascular occlusion, and upper respiratory tract infection.</li>
	<li>Zidovudine-treated HIV-infected Patients: Pyrexia, cough, rash, and injection site irritation.</li>
	<li>Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy: Nausea, vomiting, myalgia, arthralgia, stomatitis, cough, weight decrease, leukopenia, bone pain, rash, hyperglycemia, headache, depression, dysphagia, hypokalemia, and thrombosis.</li>
	<li>Surgery Patients: Nausea, vomiting, pruritus, headache, injection site pain, chills, deep vein thrombosis, cough, and hypertension.</li>
	<li>Premature infants: A fall in serum ferritin values is very common (&gt;10%)</li>
</ul>