Ferric Carboxymaltose

• ​This medication may cause changes in blood pressure and you may experience symptoms such as dizziness, headache or face flushing.
• Check your blood pressure regularly.
• Get up slowly from a sitting or lying position to minimise dizziness.
• Inform your doctor if your headache does not go away.
• Your doctor may prescribe medications to control your blood pressure if needed.
• You may experience nausea after receiving this medication.
• Eating small frequent meals or sucking hard sugar-free candy may help to relieve this.
• You may experience mild muscle aches and joint pain.
• Mild pain can be relieved by taking Paracetamol.
• Inform your doctor if the pain is still there even after taking Paracetamol.
• You may experience pain, bruising, redness, irritation or numbness around the injection site.
• Do not rub the injection site.
• Inform your doctor if the redness, pain or itch worsens.

The symptoms of a drug allergy include one or more of the following:

• Swollen face/eyes/lips/tongue
• Difficulty in breathing
• Itchy skin rashes over your whole body

If you experience any of these symptoms, you should inform your healthcare professional immediately.

​Inform your healthcare professional if:

• You are allergic to this medication or any of the other ingredients of this medication
• You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
• You are taking iron-containing preparations by mouth
• You have a current infection
• You have kidney or liver disease
• You have low phosphate levels

​Please inform your healthcare professional if you are taking other medications, including supplements, traditional or herbal remedies.

​Do I need regular monitoring when taking this medication?

• Healthcare professionals will check your blood pressure, heart rate and for signs of allergic reactions at regular intervals during and after the infusion.
• Your doctor may do a blood test to check your iron level at your next clinic visit. You may need an extra dose of Ferric Carboxymaltose if your iron level is still low.