Anemia Drugs

Question 1

Amount of elemental iron in and daily regiment of Ferrous Sulfate and daily regiment

Answer 1

65 mg iron (20%)… TID

Question 2

Amount of elemental iron in and daily regimen of Ferrous Gluconate

Answer 2

35 mg iron (12%)… TID

Question 3

Amount of elemental iron in and daily regimen of Ferrous Fumarate

Answer 3

99 mg iron (33%)… BID

Question 4

Amount of elemental iron in and daily regimen of Polysaccharide-iron complex (Niferex)

Answer 4

150 mg iron (100%)… 1-2 tab daily

Question 5

Amount of elemental iron in and daily regimen of Carbonyl Iron (Feosol)

Answer 5

50 mg iron (100%)… TID

Question 6

Iron Dextran (INFed, Dex-Ferrum)

Answer 6

50mg/mL inj–> test dose of 25 mg and observe for an hour. normal dose is bolus injection of max of “100mg/day” IV/IM

TDI–> total dose infusion of more then 100mg/mL because clinically it is acceptable even if not FDA approved

Question 7

Iron Sucrose (Venofer)

Answer 7

20mg/mL inj–> HD pt: 100mg IV slow inject or 1-3mg per week for 10 doses.
non-HD pt: 200 mg IV x 5 doses

Question 8

Ferric Gluconate (Ferrlecit)

Answer 8

62.5mg/5mL inj– > 125 mg (10mL) 1-3 x per week for 8 doses (total cumulative dose of 1000mg)

Question 9

Ferraheme (Ferumoxytol)

Answer 9

30mg/mL inj–> 510mg inj followed by a 510mg 3-8 days later

Question 10

Epoetin Alpha (Epogen)

Answer 10

50/100 units/kg 3 times a week

Question 11

Darbepoetin Alpha (Aranesp)

Answer 11

0.45 mcg/kg once weekly