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Ferric carboxymaltose is used as a source of parenteral iron for iron-deficiency anaemia when oral iron therapy is ineffective or impractical. Dosage should be individualized and the calculated total cumulative dose of iron should not be exceeded.
Ferric carboxymaltose is given by intravenous bolus
injection over 1 to 2 minutes, in doses supplying up to 200 mg
of iron up to 3 times weekly, or diluted in sodium chloride 0.9%
by intravenous infusion in a dose of up to 1 g of iron no more
than once weekly. It should not be given by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection. In patients on dialysis it may be given undiluted directly into the venous limb of the dialyser. For further
information relating to the parenteral use of iron, see Iron Dextran
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