Efficacy and safety of iron isomaltoside (Monofer®) in the management of patients with iron deficiency anemia

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 53-64

  Kalra, Philip A ^a   Bhandari, Sunil ^b,c  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High dose; Hypophos phatemia; Intact fibroblast growth factor 23; Iron deficiency anemia; Iron isomaltoside; Iron treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 23; IRON; IRON ISOMALTOSIDE; IRON SACCHARATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 84961176944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJNRD.S89704     Document Type: Review

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