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FERROROSS INJ 5ML
IRON SUCROSE
FERROROSS INJ 5ML is an injection of iron sucrose, an intravenous iron preparation. It is used for iron deficiency anaemia where oral iron is ineffective, not tolerated or not absorbed — in chronic kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, after major surgery, and in severe anaemia needing rapid correction.
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Benefits
- Delivers iron directly into the circulation, bypassing the gut entirely where absorption is impaired or oral iron is not tolerated.
- Corrects iron deficiency substantially faster than oral therapy, which matters in symptomatic or pre-operative anaemia.
- The mainstay of iron replacement in chronic kidney disease, particularly in patients on erythropoietin, whose demand for iron is high.
- Iron sucrose has a well-established safety record and a much lower risk of serious hypersensitivity than the older iron dextran preparations.
- Avoids the nausea and constipation that cause many patients to abandon oral iron.
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Side effects
Not everyone gets these. Most are mild and settle as the course finishes.
Common
- Metallic taste during or shortly after the infusion
- Nausea
- Headache
- Pain or discolouration at the injection site
Less common
- Flushing, or a transient fall in blood pressure
- Muscle or joint aches
- Fever or chills
- Brown staining of the skin if the injection leaks outside the vein
Stop and get medical help if any of these occur
- Swelling of the face, lips or tongue, difficulty breathing, wheeze or collapse
- Chest or back pain during the infusion
- Severe dizziness or fainting
- Widespread rash or hives
- Severe pain, swelling or blackening at the injection site
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Precautions
- For administration by a qualified healthcare professional in a setting with resuscitation facilities immediately available. Serious hypersensitivity reactions, though uncommon, can occur with any intravenous iron.
- Observe the patient during and for at least thirty minutes after each administration.
- Contraindicated in anaemia not due to iron deficiency, in iron overload, and in known hypersensitivity to iron sucrose.
- Establish iron deficiency with laboratory testing before giving intravenous iron; giving it in the absence of deficiency causes overload.
- Do not give during acute infection — free iron supports bacterial growth.
- Extravasation causes long-lasting brown skin staining. Secure the cannula and check patency before injecting.
- Give slowly at the recommended rate; rapid administration increases hypotension and reaction risk.
- Use in pregnancy only after the first trimester and only where clearly indicated.