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Ferric carboxymaltose
Pronounced FAIR-ik kar-box-i-MAL-tose
Brand names: Injectafer
Type: Intravenous iron · All Kidney & Dialysis Medicines
What Ferric carboxymaltose is used for
- Iron deficiency anemia when oral iron is not tolerated
- Iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease
◆ Kidney note
Delivers a large amount of iron in few infusions, useful when kidney patients cannot absorb oral iron.
Common side effects
- Nausea
- Flushing
- Headache
- Dizziness
Important cautions
- Can lower blood phosphate, sometimes significantly with repeated courses — phosphate is checked, especially if weakness or bone pain develops
- Given in monitored settings because allergic reactions can occur
How it comes
Injection into a vein (clinic). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.