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Iron Dextran

Sebastiano Failla  1 , Samar Nicolas  2 , Mayur Parmar  1
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Iron Dextran

Sebastiano Failla et al.

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Iron dextran is an injectable complex comprising ferric hydroxide and a low-molecular-weight fraction of dextran. Iron dextran is an intravenous iron solution tailored to treat iron deficiency anemia. Oral iron therapy is frequently used for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia. However, certain patients either exhibit inadequate responses to oral iron or encounter difficulties in its administration. Iron dextran has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating iron deficiency anemia in patients who are unresponsive to oral iron therapy or cannot tolerate it.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Sebastiano Failla declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Samar Nicolas declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Mayur Parmar declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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