Generic medicine
Ferric Pyrophosphate Citrate
Ferric Pyrophosphate Citrate is indicated for the replacement of iron to maintain hemoglobin in adult patients with hemodialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (HDD-CKD).
Clinical notes
Applications:
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Indication Notes:
Ferric Pyrophosphate Citrate is indicated for the replacement of iron to maintain hemoglobin in adult patients with hemodialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (HDD-CKD).
Avoid In:
N/A
Contraindication Notes:
N/A
Formal drug interaction studies have not been performed for Ferric Pyrophosphate Citrate.
The most common side effects are headache, peripheral edema, asthenia, AV fistula thrombosis, urinary tract infection, AV fistula site hemorrhage, pyrexia, fatigue, hypotension, muscle spasms, pain in extremity, back pain, and dyspnea.
No data are available regarding overdose of Ferric Pyrophosphate Citrate.
Pregnant women Category C. Lactating mothers It is not known whether Ferric Pyrophosphate Citrate is present in human milk or not.
Hypersensitivity Reactions: Anaphylactic-type reactions, shock, hypotension, loss of consciousness and collapse can occur. Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of hypersensitivity during and after hemodialysis until he/she is clinically stable. Personnel and therapies should be immediately available for the treatment of serious hypersensitivity reactions.Iron laboratory testing: Iron status should be determined on pre-dialysis blood samples. Post dialysis serum iron parameters may overestimate serum iron and transferrin saturation.
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