Brand Names of IV Iron Infusion Products
The commonly used intravenous iron infusion products have the following brand names: Ferinject® and Injectafer® (ferric carboxymaltose), and Feraheme® (ferumoxytol). 1, 2, 3
Available IV Iron Formulations and Their Brand Names
Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM)
- Brand names: Ferinject® (used in Europe and Asia) and Injectafer® (used in the United States) 2, 3
- Available as 750 mg vials in the US, 1000 mg doses in Europe/Asia
- Can deliver up to 1000 mg of iron in a single 15-30 minute infusion 1
Ferumoxytol
- Brand name: Feraheme® (brand formulation)
- A superparamagnetic iron-oxide complex originally designed as an MRI contrast agent 1
- Available as 510 mg vials (510 mg in 17 mL concentration) 1
- Important caveat: A generic version of ferumoxytol was FDA-approved in 2022, but expert consensus strongly cautions against its use due to double the incidence of infusion reactions compared to brand and one reported death in the initial 60-patient filing 1
Ferric Derisomaltose (FDI)
- The most recently approved formulation in the US (2020), though used in Europe since 2009 1
- The only formulation with FDA label approval for total dose infusion 1
- Brand name not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence
Iron Sucrose
- Generic formulation widely used as comparator in clinical trials 1, 4, 5, 6
- Typically requires multiple smaller doses (200 mg) compared to newer formulations
Critical Safety Consideration
Exercise extreme caution with ferumoxytol generic formulations - the incidence of infusion reactions was double that of the brand formulation, with one death reported in the FDA submission data 1. Pharmacists may substitute generic unless brand is specifically mandated on the prescription.