Ferinject® (ferric carboxymaltose)
Dosing and Administration Summary!
Ferinject® does not require the Ganzoni
formula to determine required dose
Ferinject® only requires patient’s current weight and current
haemoglobin (Hb) level to calculate the required dose of iron*
<10 1500 mg 2000 mg
210 1000 mg 1500 mg
* For overweight patients a normal body weight / blood volume relationship should be assumed
when determining the iron requirement.
‘A cumulative iron dose of 500 mg should not be exceeded for patients wth a body weight <35 kg
For patients with an Hb 14g/¢L, an initial dose of 500 mg should be given and ion parameters
checked prior to repeat dosing, Ferinject® should only be administered wihen staff trained to
evaluate and manage anaphylactic reactions is immediately available in an environment vahere full
resuscitation facilities can be assured, The patient should be observed for adverse effects for atleast
30 minutes following each Ferinject injection.
® A maximum single dose of 20 mg/kg body weight up to
1000 mg of iron can be administered by intravenous drip infusion
@ A maximum single dose of 15 mg/kg body weight up to
1000 mg of iron can be administered by intravenous injection
® Do not administer 1000 mg of iron more than once per week
Ferinject® can be administered up to 1000 mg as an
IV infusion or IV injection
100 to 200 mg 50 mi :
2200 to 500mg 100 mi 6 minutes
2500 to 1000 mg 250 ml 15 minutes
Forstabilty reasons, dilution to concentrations less than 2 mg iron / ml are not permissible.
‘Maximum amount of sterile 0.9% m/V sodium chloride solution.
Administer undiluted
Ferinject® by the intravenous
injection route,
0-200 mg :
>200-s500 mg 100 mg/min
>500 mg-s1000 mg 15 minutes
No test dose requirement
Prescribing information= Vifor Pharma
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