Maltofer 750 mg/15 ml (IV Injection or Infusion)

15 ml vial: ৳ 1,000.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Ferric carboxymaltose
Company Incepta pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Maltofer 100 mg injection Maltofer 500 mg injection Maltofer 1 gm injection

Indications

  • Treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in adult patients
  • Intolerance to oral iron or unsatisfactory response 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 for determination of individual iron need
  • Calculation and administration of the iron dose(s)
  • Post-iron repletion assessments

Interaction

  • Formal drug interaction studies not performed

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of its 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
  • Common: nausea, headache, dizziness, hypertension
  • Uncommon: hypersensitivity, tachycardia, flushing
  • Rare: anaphylactoid reactions, loss of consciousness, anxiety

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No adequate and well-controlled trials in pregnant women
  • Careful benefit/risk evaluation required before use during pregnancy
  • Unlikely risk to the breast-fed child based on limited data on breast-feeding women

Precautions & Warnings

  • Serious hypersensitivity reactions reported
  • Life-threatening and fatal reactions observed
  • Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of hypersensitivity
  • Transient elevations in systolic blood pressure may occur
  • Laboratory test alterations observed within 24 hours following administration

Use in Special Populations

  • 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
  • Monitoring of iron parameters such as serum ferritin and transferrin saturation recommended

Therapeutic Class

  • Parenteral Iron Preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Store in a cool (below 30°C) & dry place
  • Away from light
  • Do not freeze
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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