How is FERRLECIT administered?
FERRLECIT may be diluted in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride administered by intravenous infusion over 1 hour. FERRLECIT may also be administered undiluted as a slow IV injection (at a rate of up to 12.5 mg/min). Most patients will require a minimum cumulative dose of 1.0 gram of elemental iron, administered over eight sessions at sequential dialysis treatments, to achieve a favorable hemoglobin or hematocrit response. Patients may continue to require therapy with intravenous iron at the lowest dose necessary to maintain target levels of hemoglobin, hematocrit, and laboratory parameters of iron storage within acceptable limits. FERRLECIT has been administered at sequential dialysis sessions by infusion or by slow IV injection during the dialysis session itself.
