Brand Name: Venofer Generic Name: Iron Sucrose Drug Classification: Therapeutic: 

antianemics Pharmacologic: Iron supplement

Dosage, Route & Frequency

Drug-Drug & Drug-Food
Prescrib Drug Action Indications Contraindications
Recommended Interactions
ed
Hemodialysis-dependent Consists of a Drug: May reduce Treatment of Contraindicated in
CKD: 100 mg elemental superparamagnetic iron oxide absorption of oral iron iron patients with:
NONE
iron IV (injection or coated with a carbohydrate preparations.. deficiency
 Undiagnos
infusion over 2-5 min) shell; when the iron- anemia in
ed
per dialysis session not carbohydrate complex enters adult patients
anemias.
to exceed total the reticuloendothelial system with chronic
Hemochro
cumulative dose of 1000 (RES), iron is released from the kidney
matosis
mg divided in 3 iron-carbohydrate complex disease (CKD).
doses/week. within macrophages. This iron  Hemoside
can either enter the rosis
intracellular storage iron pool
or be transferred to erythroid  Hemolytic
precursor cells for anemia
incorporation into hemoglobin. (Iron)

 Uncontroll
ed
hypertensi
on