Ferium 500 mg/10 ml (IV Injection or Infusion)

10 ml vial: ৳ 700.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Ferric carboxymaltose
Company Renata limited

Indications

  • Treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients
  • Intolerance to oral iron
  • Non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease

Description

  • Colloidal iron (III) hydroxide in complex with Carboxymaltose
  • Carbohydrate polymer that releases iron

Dosage & Administration

  • Stepwise approach to posology
  • Individual iron need determination
  • Calculation and administration of the iron dose(s)
  • Post-iron repletion assessments
  • Maximum individual iron dose(s) calculation
  • Administration limitations based on body weight
  • Post-iron repletion reassessment guidelines

Interaction

  • No formal drug interaction studies performed

Contraindications

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

Side Effects

  • Infrequent and mild side effects
  • Common side effects: nausea, headache, dizziness, hypertension, injection site reactions
  • Uncommon side effects: hypersensitivity, tachycardia, hypotension, dyspnoea, abdominal pain
  • Rare side effects: anaphylactoid reactions, loss of consciousness, anxiety, phlebitis

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No adequate and well-controlled trials in pregnant women
  • Careful benefit/risk evaluation required during pregnancy
  • Animal data on potential impact on fetal skeletal development
  • Limited data on breast-feeding women

Precautions & Warnings

  • Serious hypersensitivity reactions monitoring and treatment requirements
  • Potential serious or severe adverse reactions associated with hypersensitivity
  • Hypertension monitoring following each administration
  • Laboratory test alterations post-Ferium administration

Use in Special Populations

  • Use limitations in patients with haemodialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease
  • Not recommended for children under 14 years

Overdose Effects

  • Potential accumulation of iron in storage sites
  • Monitoring of iron parameters for recognition of iron accumulation
  • Treatment considerations for iron accumulation

Therapeutic Class

  • Parenteral Iron Preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Cool and dry storage (below 30°C)
  • Protection from light
  • Avoid freezing
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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