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Anemia
Instructed on Anemia. Pernicious anemia is a disease where large, immature circulate in the blood, and do not function as blood cells; it is a disease caused by impaired uptake of vitamin B-12 due to the lack of intrinsic factor in the gastric mucosa.
The medication Procrit is used to treat anemia(low red blood cell count) in people with long-term serious kidney disease ,people receiving chemotherapy for some types of cancer. It may also used in anemic patient to reduce the need for blood transfusions. Procrit works by signaling the bone marrow to make more red blood cells.
