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Venofer Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Venofer Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Venofer is indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease.

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What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Venofer Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives, itching; wheezing, difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Tell your caregivers right away if you have a serious side effect such as:

  • chest pain;
  • feeling like you might pass out;
  • swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet;
  • trouble breathing; or
  • dangerously high blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, s...

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What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Venofer Consumer Information: Uses

This medicine is used to treat "iron-poor" blood (anemia) in people with long-term kidney disease. You may need extra iron because of blood loss during kidney dialysis. Your body may also need more iron if you use the drug erythropoietin to help make new red blood cells.

Iron is an important part of your red blood cells and is needed to transport oxygen in the body. Many patients with kidney disease cannot get enough iron from food and require injections.

HOW TO USE: This medication is given by injection into a vein by a health care professional....

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What is Venofer Consumer Information?

Warnings - Uses - How to Use - Side Effects - Precautions - Drug Interactions and More

Venofer - User Reviews

Venofer User Reviews

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Here is a collection of user reviews for the medication Venofer sorted by most helpful. Patient Discussions FAQs

Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration

 

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