Feroton 5 Intravenous Ampoules

Scientific name: Iron hydroxide injection.

Uses:

• Supports overall health.
• Helps you meet your nutritional needs and support your daily health and well-being.
• This medication contains iron. Iron-containing medications are used when you do not have enough iron in your body.
• It is used as a supplement to prevent iron deficiency in the blood.

How to use:

• Always take this medication exactly as your doctor has told you.
• Feroton is usually given as an injection in your doctor's office or clinic.
• If you miss a dose of Feroton, contact your doctor immediately.
• Ask your healthcare provider any questions you may have about how to use Feroton.
• Feroton can be given in three different ways:

1. Slow intravenous injection - 1 to 3 times a week.
2. As an infusion (drip) into a vein - 1 to 3 times a week.
3. During dialysis - they are placed in the venous end of the dialysis machine.

Side effects:

Side effects are not common to everyone, but some patients may complain of:

• Constipation.
• diarrhea.
• Stomach upset.
• Nausea.

Warnings and precautions:

Before using this medicine, talk to your doctor or pharmacist:

• If you suffer or have ever had a peptic ulcer.
• If you suffer from liver disease.
• If you suffer from kidney failure.
• If you suffer from any heart disease.
• If you suffer from asthma.
• If you are allergic to any of the ingredients of this medicine.
• If you have had a gastrectomy (operation to remove all or part of the stomach).
• If you suffer from diabetes.
• If you suffer from inflammatory bowel disease.
• If you suffer from diverticular disease (where cysts form in the intestinal wall).
• If you suffer from iron overload.
• If you have intestinal stricture (abnormal narrowing of the intestine often caused by inflammation).
• If you have a concurrent deficiency of vitamin B12 or folic acid because the combined deficiency produces a microcellular blood film.
• If you have difficulties swallowing tablets or capsules.

Preservation method:

• Store at a temperature below 25 degrees Celsius.
• Do not refrigerate the medicine in the refrigerator.
• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Must be stored in the original packaging to protect it from moisture.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the package.