The recommended starting dose is 0.6 microgram/ kg body weight, administered once every two weeks as a single intravenous or subcutaneous injection in order to increase haemoglobin levels to greater than 10 g/ dl (6.21 mmol/ l).
Suositeltu aloitusannos on 0, 6 mikrogrammaa/ kg kahden viikon välein kertainjektiona laskimoon tai ihon alle, jotta hemoglobiiniarvo nousee tason 10 g/ dl (100 g/ l) (6, 21 mmol/ l) yläpuolelle.