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

15 ml vial: ৳ 1,000.00

Medicine Details

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

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
  • Releases iron

Dosage & Administration

  • Stepwise approach for determination and administration of iron dose
  • Individual iron need based on body weight and haemoglobin level
  • Calculation and administration of maximum individual iron dose
  • Post-iron repletion assessments
  • Limit on maximum recommended cumulative dose per week

Interaction

  • Formal drug interaction studies not performed

Contraindications

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

Side Effects

  • Infrequent, usually mild
  • Nausea, headache, dizziness, hypertension
  • Injection site reactions
  • Hypophosphataemia
  • Hypersensitivity, tachycardia, hypotension
  • Flushing, dyspnoea, abdominal pain, constipation
  • Pruritus, urticaria, rash
  • Myalgia, back pain, arthralgia
  • Fatigue, chest pain, peripheral edema
  • Chills, laboratory test alterations

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No well-controlled trials in pregnant women
  • Benefit/risk evaluation required
  • Limited data on breast-feeding women

Precautions & Warnings

  • Serious hypersensitivity reactions reported
  • Hypersensitivity monitoring required
  • Risk of hypertension
  • Laboratory test alterations

Use in Special Populations

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

Overdose Effects

  • Accumulation of iron
  • Monitoring of iron parameters
  • Consideration of iron chelator

Therapeutic Class

  • Parenteral iron preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Store below 30°C
  • Keep away from light
  • Do not freeze
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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