Safe administration of iron sucrose in a patient with a previous hypersensitivity reaction to ferric gluconate

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 613-615

  Sane, Radhika ^a   Baribeault, David ^a   Rosenberg, Carol L ^a,b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferric gluconate; Hypersensitivity reaction; Iron dextran; Iron sucrose

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FERRIC GLUCONATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE SUCROSE; FERROUS SULFATE; IBUPROFEN; IRON; IRON DEXTRAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; RASH; SKIN TINGLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URTICARIA;

AGED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HEMATINICS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047200850     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.27.4.613     Document Type: Article

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