- Iron deficiency anemia associated with chronic kidney disease:
- Hemodialysis:
- Adults: IV 100mg with each HD *10 sessions given over 2-5 min
- Max: total cumulative dose of 1000mg divided in 3 doses/week
- Hemodialysis:
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- Children >2 years: IV 0.5mg/kg every 2 weeks *12/52
- Max: 100 mg/dose
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- Peritoneal dialysis:
- Adults: IV 300mg *1 on days 1 and 15, then 400mg *1 on day 28
- Peritoneal dialysis:
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- Children >2 years: IV 0.5mg/kg every 4 weeks *12/52
- Max: 100mg/dose
- Children >2 years: IV 0.5mg/kg every 4 weeks *12/52
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- Non-dialysis patients:
- Adults: IV 200mg *5 doses within 14 days OR IV 500mg every 2 weeks *2 doses
- Adults: IV 200mg *5 doses within 14 days OR IV 500mg every 2 weeks *2 doses
- Non-dialysis patients:
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- Children >2 years: IV 0.5mg/kg every 4 weeks *12/52
- Max: 100mg/dose
- Children >2 years: IV 0.5mg/kg every 4 weeks *12/52
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- Injection:
- 20mg/mL
- 100mg/mL
- Not to be diluted to concentrations below 1mg/mL
Replacement of iron stores found in hemoglobin, myoglobin and enzymes
- Hypotension
- Muscle cramps
- Nausea
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Hypertension
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- URI
- Extremity pain
- Peripheral edema
- Chest pain
- Arteriovenous fistula thrombosis (children)
- Dyspnea
- Pruritus
- Injection site reaction
- Dysgeusia
- Abdominal pain
- Arthralgia
- Cough
- Fluid overload
- Back pain
- Peritonitis (children)
- Fever
- Asthenia
- Hypersensitivity to drug/components
- Hemosiderosis
- Hemochromatosis
- Anemia not caused by iron deficiency
None restricted
Drug Status
| Availability | Prescription only |
| Pregnancy | Category B; use with caution |
| Breastfeeding | Can be used |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akurose | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Unosource Pharma | Unisel Ltd |
| Cadiron | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Theon Pharma | Cadila Pharm |
| Dipifer | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Doctor Pharma (K) | Doctor Pharma (K) |
| Encifer | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Emcure Pharma | Lazor Pharma |
| Ferogen | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Samarth Life Science | Nairobi Enterprises |
| Feroject | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Wockhardt Ltd | Phillips Therapeutics |
| Feromax | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Julphar Pharma | Pharmamed Solution |
| Ferosoft-S | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Hilton Pharma C/O Surgilinks Ltd | Surgilinks Ltd |
| Ferrose | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 1’s | Galaxy Pharma | Galaxy Pharma |
| Hembran S-100 | 100mg/ml | Injection | 10’s | Brawn Labs | Sai Pharma |
| Hemofer | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 1’s, 2’s | Popular Pharma | Madawa Pharma |
| Megafer | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Nabiqasim Industries | Harley’s Ltd |
| Nipofer | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Nipro JMI | Avacare Kenya |
| Venofer | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Vifor Int | Synermed Pharma |
| Zedofer | 100mg/5mL | Injection | 5’s | Zawadi Healthcare | Zawadi Healthcare |