BLA number
103234
FDA Purple Book product · 351(a) biologic
Procrit
epoetin alfa
Procrit, BLA 103234, is listed in the FDA Purple Book as a 351(a) reference biologic. This page consolidates 1 exact FDA presentation row, and 1 FDA rows name-link 351(k) follow-on products to its reference family. It separates the BLA applicant from any unverified manufacturer and does not infer clinical labeling, pharmacy substitution, commercial availability, or patent conclusions.
351(a)BLA 103234RxLicensed Amgen Inc.
Approved
Not listed
License type
351(a)
Marketing
Rx
Listed patents
0
Procrit (epoetin alfa) is Amgen Inc.'s FDA-licensed 351(a) biologic under BLA 103234. 1 distinct approved follow-on biologic explicitly reference Procrit (Retacrit), making its reference-product role visible in the loaded family data.
Sourced from the FDA Purple Book · verified Oct 08, 2026
What this Purple Book record establishes
Regulatory interpretation
Regulatory role
351(a) reference biologic
Applicant
Amgen Inc.
Applicant is not automatically the physical manufacturer.
Presentations
1
Exact FDA presentation rows under this BLA.
Approval
Not listed
Follow-on biologics
1
Procrit is a 351(a) reference biologic supported by exact-BLA evidence.
1 distinct licensed follow-on biologic in the loaded Purple Book data name Procrit as their reference product; exact-BLA patent or exclusivity fields, or an unambiguous single-BLA name match, support this page's role.
Substitution boundary
Substitution status belongs to an individual follow-on product; it cannot be inferred from the reference product alone.
Key dates
Licensure & exclusivity
Orphan exclusivity ends
7-year orphan-drug exclusivity window.
Dec 31, 1997
29 yr 2 mo ago
Today
Pharmaceutical detail
FDA product record
Strength
40,000UNITS/ML
Dosage form
Injection
Route
Intravenous, Subcutaneous
Presentation
Single-Dose Vial
Center
CDER
License number
1080
Product number
006
Submission type
Supplement
Supplement number
Not listed
Change type
Not listed
Exact presentation matrix
One row per FDA presentation under this exact BLA. Missing cells remain unavailable rather than being borrowed from another product.
| Product | Strength | Dosage form | Route | Presentation | Licensure | Marketing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 006 | 40,000UNITS/ML | Injection | Intravenous, Subcutaneous | Single-Dose Vial | Licensed | Rx |
Other brands under BLA 103234
The rows above are this brand's presentations. FDA also lists the brand below on this BLA, each with its own presentation rows. Strength and reference product come from each brand's own rows; a shared BLA does not establish shared presentations, approved uses, or substitutability.
Exact-source evidence coverage
Labeling & approval review
Current product label
Candidate awaiting exact-BLA match
FDA exposes a label link on this Purple Book row, but labeling content remains unavailable until the document is independently matched to this exact BLA and its presentations.
Inspect FDA label candidateFDA approval evidence
Not applicable to 351(a)
A biosimilar totality-of-evidence summary is not applicable to this 351(a) record. Product-specific clinical content still requires an exact-BLA label or review source.
Human review pending
Automated BLA-level interpretation has not been marked human-reviewed. The research queue contains 1 exact-source task. Labeling and approval-review claims stay unavailable until their own match gate passes.
Reference product family
Biosimilars & interchangeables
1 distinct 351(k) follow-on biologic are linked through FDA-stated reference names to Procrit; 0 are designated interchangeable and 1 has a licensed status in the loaded snapshot.
Exact-BLA patent, exclusivity, or unambiguous linked-family evidence supports this page's reference role. Name-linked licensed biosimilars and interchangeables are listed below.
Reference-family comparison
| Product | Designation | BLA | Approved | Presentation | Marketing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procritepoetin alfa | 351(a) reference biologic | 103234 | Not listed | 40,000UNITS/ML · Intravenous, Subcutaneous | Rx |
| Retacritepoetin alfa-epbx | 351(k) biosimilar | 125545 | May 15, 2018 | 2,000UNITS/ML · Intravenous, Subcutaneous | Rx |
Published patents
BPCIA patent list
No patent-list records were published for this product. The Purple Book patent list reflects the statutory patent exchange under the BPCIA and is not exhaustive.
Practical characteristics and limits
Source-bounded interpretation
Presentation coverage
1 exact FDA presentation row is consolidated under this BLA rather than split across duplicate pages.
Administration fields
The loaded rows list Intravenous, Subcutaneous and Injection; these are regulatory presentation fields, not dosing instructions.
Applicant boundary
Amgen Inc. is the listed BLA applicant. The page does not relabel the applicant as manufacturer, labeler, distributor, or commercial supplier without an exact product-specific source.
Regulatory comparison
Procrit is a 351(a) reference biologic supported by exact-BLA evidence. Family comparisons preserve each BLA's own designation and do not use Orange Book therapeutic-equivalence terminology.
Source provenance
FDA Purple Book data
Source kind · Monthly download
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What this record does not establish
- Purple Book marketing status is a regulatory field, not real-time commercial inventory or launch status.
- The listed applicant or BLA holder is not automatically the product’s physical manufacturer, labeler, or distributor.
- Biosimilar status and interchangeability are distinct FDA designations; neither is a therapeutic-equivalence code from the Orange Book.
- A missing patent or exclusivity row is not proof that no relevant rights exist, and listed patent information is not a freedom-to-operate opinion.
- Approved uses, dosing, warnings, and clinical evidence require the exact current product label or approval package and are not inferred from the reference product.
Change history
Record versions
- v8Oct 08, 2026
- v7Oct 08, 2026
- v6Sep 21, 2026
- v5Aug 11, 2026
- v4Jul 02, 2026
- v3Jul 02, 2026
- v2Jul 02, 2026
Procrit: frequently asked questions
Licensure, biosimilar status, exclusivity, and patents for this biologic, from the FDA Purple Book.
Built directly from the FDA Purple Book database of licensed biological products. License types, approval and exclusivity dates, and the patent list match the official FDA record. The Purple Book patent list reflects the statutory BPCIA patent exchange and is not exhaustive.
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