INFeD?
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Dexferrum?;INFeD?
Brand Names: Canada:
DexironT;Infufer?
Uses
- It is used to treat anemia.
- Iron plays a major role in taking oxygen and moving it to where it is needed in the body. Iron is taken into the red blood cells and made into hemoglobin. Hemoglobin carries the oxygen around in the body.
- Low iron stores may be caused by a diet lacking in iron, little iron getting in from the small bowel, pregnancy, breast-feeding, or blood loss.
Dosing
How to take
- This drug is most often given as a shot into a muscle.
- It is given into a vein for a period of time.
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