Making the Case for INFeD

Calculating Iron Needs and Dose of INFeD®

Iron deficiency anemia

Note: Iron deficiency anemia will not appear until essentially all iron stores have been depleted.

  • The total iron requirement for patients with iron deficiency anemia reflects:
    1. Amount needed to restore hemoglobin (Hb) concentration to normal or near normal levels2
    2. Amount needed to replenish iron stores in most individuals with moderately or severely reduced levels of Hb2
  • Therapy should aim to replenish both Hb iron and iron stores2

TOTAL INFeD REQUIREMENT FOR HEMOGLOBIN RESTORATION AND IRON STORES REPLACEMENT*

PATIENT LEAN
BODY WEIGHT 		Milliliter Requirement of INFeD Based On Observed
Hemoglobin of
kg lb 3
(g/dl) 		4
(g/dl) 		5
(g/dl) 		6
(g/dl) 		7
(g/dl) 		8
(g/dl) 		9
(g/dl) 		10
(g/dl)
5 11 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
10 22 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3
15 33 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 5
20 44 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
25 55 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 12
30 66 23 22 21 19 18 17 15 14
35 77 27 26 24 23 21 20 18 17
40 88 31 29 28 26 24 22 21 19
45 99 35 33 31 29 27 25 23 21
50 110 39 37 35 32 30 28 26 24
55 121 43 41 38 36 33 31 28 26
60 132 47 44 42 39 36 34 31 28
65 143 51 48 45 42 39 36 34 31
70 154 55 52 49 45 42 39 36 33
75 165 59 55 52 49 45 42 39 35
80 176 63 59 55 52 48 45 41 38
85 187 66 63 59 55 51 48 44 40
90 198 70 66 62 58 54 50 46 42
95 209 74 70 66 62 57 53 49 45
100 220 78 74 69 65 60 56 52 47
105 231 82 77 73 68 63 59 54 50
110 242 86 81 76 71 67 62 57 52
115 253 90 85 80 75 70 64 59 54
120 264 94 88 83 78 73 67 62 57
*Table values were calculated based on a normal adult hemoglobin of 14.8 g/dl for weights greater than 15 kg (33 lbs) and a hemoglobin of 12.0 g/dl for weights less than or equal to 15 kg (33 lbs).
Replacement of iron due to blood loss

INFeD is indicated in the treatment of patients with documented iron deficiency in whom oral administration is unsatisfactory or impossible.

Important Safety Information

Anaphylactic-type reactions, including fatalities, have followed the parenteral administration of iron dextran injection. A test dose should be administered prior to the first therapeutic dose, followed by the full therapeutic dose if no signs or symptoms of anaphylactic-type reactions are seen. Resuscitation equipment and personnel trained in the detection and treatment of anaphylactic-type reactions must be readily available during all INFeD administrations. Patients should be observed for signs or symptoms of anaphylactic-type reactions during all INFeD administrations. Fatal reactions have followed the test dose and have also occurred in situations where the test dose was tolerated. Use INFeD only in patients in whom clinical and laboratory investigations have established an iron deficient state not amenable to oral iron therapy. Patients with a history of drug allergy or multiple drug allergies may be at increased risk of anaphylactic-type reactions. INFeD should be used with caution in individuals with histories of significant allergies and/or asthma, and is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to the product and patients with all anemias not associated with iron deficiency. INFeD should be used with extreme care in patients with serious impairment of liver function, and should not be used during the acute phase of infectious kidney disease. Unwarranted therapy with parenteral iron will cause excess storage of iron with the consequent possibility of exogenous hemosiderosis, which is particularly apt to occur in patients with hemoglobinopathies and other refractory anemias.