CompositionFerismart FCM Injection is used to treat iron deficiency anaemia in adults when iron tablets cannot be taken, have not worked, or when iron needs to be replaced quickly. It is a single-ingredient medicine containing ferric carboxymaltose 50mg iron per ml, and belongs to a class of medicines called intravenous iron preparations.
This medicine works by delivering iron directly into the bloodstream, where it is taken up and stored by the body and used to make haemoglobin, the part of red blood cells that carries oxygen. It is given into a vein, as a slow injection or a drip, by a doctor or nurse in a setting where allergic reactions can be treated.
You will be observed for at least 30 minutes after each dose. Your care team will check your blood count, iron levels and, with repeated doses, phosphate levels to guide further treatment. Eating iron-rich foods such as green leafy vegetables, pulses and meat can help maintain levels afterwards.
Before receiving this medicine, tell your doctor if you have had an allergic reaction to any iron injection, have asthma, eczema or other allergies, liver problems, an infection, or are pregnant, as it is not used in the first three months of pregnancy. Tell the nurse straight away if you feel breathless, dizzy, itchy or develop a rash during or after the dose, and report bone pain or marked tiredness in the weeks after treatment.
