Product Description
What is iron dextran?
Iron dextran is used to treat iron deficiencies and iron deficiency anemia (low red blood cells).
Iron dextran may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Iron dextran side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Iron dextran can cause severe and sometimes fatal allergic reactions or severely low blood pressure. Call your doctor or seek medical help right away if you feel light-headed or if you suddenly have trouble breathing.
Also all your doctor at once if you have:
- fast or slow heartbeats. chest pain, wheezing, trouble breathing;
- a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out;
- flushing (warmth, redness, or tingly feeling);
- blue-colored lips or fingernails;
- red or pink urine;
- weak or shallow breathing (breathing may stop);
- seizure (convulsions);
- swelling, warmth, redness, or itching where the medicine was injected; or
- delayed effect (1-2 days after injection)–fever, chills, dizziness, headache, general ill feeling, nausea and vomiting, joint or muscle pain, back pain.
Common side effects of iron dextran may include:
- mild itching or rash;
- body aches, numbness or tingly feeling;
- nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea;
- mild dizziness or weakness, low fever; or
- brown discoloration of your skin.
Warnings
You should not use iron dextran if you have a type of anemia that is not caused by iron deficiency.
Iron dextran can cause severe and sometimes fatal allergic reactions or severely low blood pressure. Tell your caregiver right away if you feel light-headed (like you might pass out), or if you suddenly have trouble breathing.