Table 3.

Composition of Eprex^®, Binocrit^®, and Retacrit^® as declared by respective manufacturers and reported on corresponding leaflet

	EPR	BIN	RET
Drug	rhEPO alfa 336 µg	rhEPO alfa 336 µg	rhEPO zeta 336 µg
Excipients	Polysorbate 80	Polysorbate 80	Polysorbate 20
	Sodium phosphate monobasic dihydrate	Sodium phosphate monobasic dihydrate	Sodium phosphate monobasic dihydrate
	Sodium phosphate dibasic dihydrate	Sodium phosphate dibasic dihydrate	Sodium phosphate dibasic dihydrate
	Sodium chloride	Sodium chloride	Sodium chloride
	Water	Water	Water
	Glycine	Glycine	Glycine
			Leucine
			IsoLeucine
			Threonine
			Glutamic acid
			Phenylalanine
			Calcium chloride dihydrate

BIN Binocrit^®, EPO rhEPO, EPR Eprex^®, RET Retacrit^®