Quick answers
- What is Procrit?
- Procrit is a brand name of Epoetin alfa-epbx, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 7 Procrit products in 6 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Procrit?
- Amgen holds the FDA application for Procrit (BLA103234, approved June 1, 1989).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Procrit?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 13 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Procrit product. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- What do pharmacies pay for Procrit?
- CMS lists a National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) for 4 Procrit strengths and forms (see the table below). That is what pharmacies pay to buy it, not what you pay: your price depends on your insurance and your pharmacy.
- Has Procrit been recalled?
- FDA enforcement reports list 2 recalls of Procrit products; the newest started September 13, 2017. A recall usually concerns specific lots, not every product.
What Procrit is
Each Procrit product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Epoetin alfa-epbx · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| epoetin 10000 units/mL injection, solution (intravenous, subcutaneous) | Procrit | 4 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| epoetin 2000 units/mL injection, solution (intravenous, subcutaneous) | Procrit | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| epoetin 20000 units/mL injection, solution (intravenous, subcutaneous) | Procrit | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| epoetin 3000 units/mL injection, solution (intravenous, subcutaneous) | Procrit | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| epoetin 4000 units/mL injection, solution (intravenous, subcutaneous) | Procrit | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| epoetin 40000 units/mL injection, solution (intravenous, subcutaneous) | Procrit | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Epoetin alfa-epbx →
FDA approval
- BLA: Biologics License Application: how a biologic medicine (made from living cells) is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLA103234 | Amgen | June 1, 1989 | 7 |
What pharmacies pay (NADAC)
The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.
This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.
| Strength and form | Generic or brand | Pharmacies pay |
|---|---|---|
| epoetin 10000 units/mL injection, solution | Brand: Procrit | $259.94 per mL |
| epoetin 20000 units/mL injection, solution | Brand: Procrit | $521.36 per mL |
| epoetin 4000 units/mL injection, solution | Brand: Procrit | $104.28 per mL |
| epoetin 40000 units/mL injection, solution | Brand: Procrit | $1,038.70 per mL |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on October 21, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.
Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →
Companies that list Procrit
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Procrit products.
- Janssen Products, LP7 products
Recalls
From FDA enforcement reports, matched by the product’s NDC code or label. A recall usually covers specific lots: check the lot number on your package and ask your pharmacist. Do not stop a medicine on your own.
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September 13, 2017 · Class II · Terminated · D-1173-2017
Presence of particulate matter: glass flakes identified as lamellae observed during a routine quality inspection.
Procrit (epoetin alfa), 10,000 units/mL, packaged in a) box of 6 single use 1 mL vials (NDC 59676-310-01), b) box of 25 single use 1 mL vials (NDC 59676-310-02), Rx Only, Manufactured by: Amgen, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA 91 — Amgen, Inc.
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August 4, 2017 · Class II · Terminated · D-1086-2017
Presence of particulate matter: Visible glass flakes identified as lamellae in some drug product vials.
Procrit Epoetin Alfa 40,000 units/mL single use vial For Intravenouse or Subcutaneous Use Only, Rx only, Manufactured by: Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799, Manufactured for: Janssen Products, LP Horsham, PA 19044 — Amgen, Inc.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.