Breadcrumb Home Contact Contact Us For further medical information or to report an adverse event Phone: 1800 642 865 Address: 655 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000 To get in touch with our Iron Nurse Education Team visit the services page Minimum Product Information Ferinject 10 mL (500 mg iron) and Ferinject 20 mL (1,000 mg iron) is listed on the PBS as a parenteral iron preparation. Please review Product Information before prescribing. To have a copy of the Product Information sent to you, telephone 1800 642 865. Minimum Product Information: Ferinject® (ferric carboxymaltose) solution for intravenous (IV) use. Indication: Treatment of iron deficiency in adults and adolescents ≥14 years when oral iron preparations are ineffective, cannot be used, or when there is a clinical need to deliver iron rapidly. Treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in children 1-13 years when oral iron preparations are ineffective or cannot be used. Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients; anaemia not attributed to iron deficiency; evidence of iron overload or disturbances in utilisation of iron. Precautions: IV iron complexes are not clinically interchangeable; Parenteral iron preparations can cause hypersensitivity reactions – monitor patients for at least 30 minutes after each administration; paravenous leakage can lead to skin discolouration and irritation; hypophosphataemia and hypophosphataemic osteomalacia; hepatic impairment ; acute or chronic infections; iron overload; pregnancy category B3 treatment not recommended if <16 weeks gestation, monitor unborn baby; Not recommended in children < 14 years. Adverse effects: Common: headache, dizziness, hypertension, flushing, nausea, injection/infusion site reactions, hypophosphataemia, Uncommon: hypersensitivity. Rare: anaphylactoid reactions. Dosage: Dosage is calculated individually for each patient and must not be exceeded. Maximum single dose in Adults (1000 mg per week or ≤20mg iron/kg bodyweight) or Children (750 mg per week or ≤15mg iron/kg bodyweight). IV injection: 500mg-1000mg iron over 15 minutes, 200-500mg iron at 100mg iron/min. IV infusion: 500mg-1000mg iron over 15 minutes; 200mg-500mg iron over 6 minutes; 100mg-200mg iron over 3 minutes. Presentation: 2mL, 10mL, and 20mL vials containing 100mg, 500mg, and 1000mg of iron, respectively. Full prescribing information available on request from Vifor Pharma Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Medical Information: 1800 642 865 (Australia). ®Registered Trademark. MPI-2023-07-26.