Ferintus 100 mg/2 ml (IV Injection or Infusion)

2 ml vial: ৳ 400.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Ferric carboxymaltose
Company Beximco pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Ferintus 500 mg injection

Indications

  • Treatment of iron deficiency anaemia
  • Intolerance to oral iron
  • Non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease

Description

  • Colloidal iron (III) hydroxide in complex with Carboxymaltose

Dosage & Administration

  • Stepwise approach to determine individual iron need
  • Calculation and administration of iron dose(s)
  • Post-iron repletion assessments

Interaction

  • No formal drug interaction studies performed

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to active substance or excipients
  • Serious hypersensitivity to other parenteral iron products
  • Anaemia not attributed to iron deficiency
  • Evidence of iron overload or disturbances in iron utilization

Side Effects

  • Infrequent and mild side effects
  • Nausea, headache, dizziness, hypertension, injection site reactions, alanine aminotransferase increased
  • Hypophosphataemia, tachycardia, hypotension, dyspnoea, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea
  • Rare side effects include anaphylactoid reactions, loss of consciousness, anxiety, phlebitis, syncope

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No adequate and well-controlled trials in pregnant women
  • Careful benefit/risk evaluation required
  • Limited data on breast-feeding women
  • Unlikely risk to breast-fed child

Precautions & Warnings

  • Serious hypersensitivity reactions reported
  • Monitor for signs and symptoms of hypersensitivity
  • Hypertension, laboratory test alterations
  • Immediate availability of treatment for serious hypersensitivity reactions required

Use in Special Populations

  • Single maximum daily injection dose in haemodialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease patients
  • Not recommended in children under 14 years

Overdose Effects

  • Excessive dosages may lead to iron accumulation and hemosiderosis
  • Monitoring of iron parameters recommended
  • Consider use of iron chelator for treatment

Therapeutic Class

  • Parenteral Iron Preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Store in cool and dry place (below 30°C)
  • Protect from light and freezing
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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