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

10 ml vial: ৳ 700.00

Medicine Details

Indications

  • Treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in adults
  • 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 for posology
  • Individual iron need determination based on body weight and Hb level
  • 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 excipients
  • Serious hypersensitivity to other parenteral iron products
  • Anaemia not attributed to iron deficiency
  • Evidence of iron overload or disturbances in the utilisation of iron

Side Effects

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

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No adequate and well-controlled trials in pregnant women
  • Careful benefit/risk evaluation required before use during pregnancy
  • Animal data indicate potential influence on fetal skeletal development
  • Unlikely risk to breast-fed child based on limited data

Precautions & Warnings

  • Serious hypersensitivity reactions reported
  • Hypersensitivity monitoring during and after administration
  • Transient elevations in systolic blood pressure
  • Laboratory test alterations following administration

Use in Special Populations

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

Overdose Effects

  • Potential accumulation of iron in storage sites
  • Monitoring of iron parameters recommended
  • Consideration of iron chelator in cases of iron accumulation

Therapeutic Class

  • Parenteral Iron Preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Store in a cool (below 30°C) & dry place
  • Avoid freezing
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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