Indications And Dose
Iron-deficiency anaemia ▶BY SLOW INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, OR BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION ▶Adult: Dose calculated according to body-weight and iron deficit (consult product literature)
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Iron-deficiency anaemia ▶BY SLOW INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, OR BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION ▶Adult: Dose calculated according to body-weight and iron deficit (consult product literature)
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A ferric carboxymaltose complex containing 5% (50 mg/mL) of iron.
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→Appendix 1: iron (injectable)
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▶Rare or very rare Face oedema. flatulence
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Avoid in first trimester; crosses the placenta in animal studies. May influence skeletal development.
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Manufacturer advises caution— monitor iron status to avoid iron overload; avoid where iron overload increases risk of impairment (particularly porphyria cutanea tarda).
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For intravenous infusion (Ferinject ®), give intermittently in Sodium chloride 0.9%, dilute 200–500 mg in up to 100 mL infusion fluid and give over at least 6 minutes; dilute 0.5–1 g in up to 250 mL infusion fluid and give over at least 15 minutes.
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Solution for injection ELECTROLYTES: May contain Sodium ▶Ferinject (Vifor Pharma UK Ltd) A Iron (as Ferric carboxymaltose) 50 mg per 1 ml Ferinject 1000mg/20ml solution for injection vials | 1 vial P £154.23 Ferinject 100mg/2ml solution for injection vials | 5 vial P £95.50 Ferinject 500mg/10ml solution for injection vials | 5 vial P £477.50 eiiii F 1079
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Dose calculated according to body-weight and
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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