Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex
Active Ingredients
- Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex
Approved Uses *
* Extracted from Drug Label
Brands and Other Names
Manufacturers
- Eurohealth International Sarl
- Sanofi Aventis Us Llc
- Watson Laboratories, Inc.
- Watson Pharma, Inc.
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Ferrlecit.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Concerned in fdb.rxlist.com on August 12, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“The benzyl alcohol in Ferrlicet is WAY to high. Because of this we can't get the required dose. Our prescribing doctors have brought this problem up with the company but they have NO explanation for t...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Tachycardia, Muscle spasms, Infusion
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 1, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... SEVERE bilateral thoracic/lumber spasming which we thought was my kidneys. So excruciating upon inhalation that my SpO2 (O2 saturation) dropped below 70 & I went into tachycardia. VERY scary. This Rx ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Nausea, Pain, Gastrectomy, Infusion
Posted By Quiet Eagle in fdb.rxlist.com on September 2, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... This year the hospital claimed they are not caring the Iron I usually receive due to side effects. I had my first dose of Ferrlecit in February with minimal side effects...Joint aches, nausea for a f...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Fatigue, Nausea, Adverse event
Posted By Court10 in fdb.rxlist.com on June 12, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... Each time after I get an infusion I always have a headache, nausea ,a weird metallic taste in my mouth, and I feel very tired. This only lasts about 24 hours. But then the joint pain kicks in. My back...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hyperhidrosis, Headache, Fatigue
Posted By Zach in fdb.rxlist.com on January 7, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Had my 3rd treatment yesterday , 3/8.Get the steroid and benadrly also . had awful headache after and a bit today , and last night had terrible sweats, literally soaked the sheets . Feel abit tired bu...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By MOMsandoval in fdb.rxlist.com on October 8, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“I am currently on my 6th round of treatments, usually being able to go a year between treatments after my 'boost.' I have had no reactions to the med, but the most recent infusions have had a less dra...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Oedema
Posted By janisrn in fdb.rxlist.com on July 1, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“... infusions every 6 months. My MD started me on this one in 2007 after I had a reaction to another IV iron infusion. No reactions to this one except twice last year I had post infusion edema. Had to ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Insomnia
Posted By Lady J in fdb.rxlist.com on October 25, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“I have Iron Deficiency Anemia. I started on Ferrlecit 3 weeks ago. The very first time I got really cold and my nose started running. IV ran for about an hour. Once I got home it was hard to sleep, my...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Back pain, Urticaria, Dyspnoea, Heart rate increased, Adverse drug reaction
Posted By cdt2012 in fdb.rxlist.com on April 23, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“I had a horrible reaction to this medication. Severe back pain, shortness of breath, my heart rate increased and my bp dropped significantly. I also had hives and ended up in the emergency room. Thi...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Chest pain, Malaise, Acne, Drug ineffective, Rash, Swelling, Infusion
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on March 20, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“... infusion of Ferrlecit. Each time after the infusion, both arms break out in terrible rash, and swell alot. The IV arm is much worse than the opposite arm. I also have chest pain and general malaise. I...”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex
Tachycardia
“... SEVERE bilateral thoracic/lumber spasming which we thought was my kidneys. So excruciating upon inhalation that my SpO2 (O2 saturation) dropped below 70 & I went into tachycardia . VERY scary. This Rx ...”
Source: FERRLECIT: Side effects, ratings, and ...
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What is this?Infusion
“Side Effects: 125 mg over 1 hr w/100mL NS. All well until end of infusion when I suddenly developed SEVERE bilateral thoracic/lumber spasming which we thought was my kidneys. So excruciating upon inh...”
Source: FERRLECIT: Side effects, ratings, and ...
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What is this?Muscle Spasms
“... many serious side effects. No thanks. I was terrified of anaphylaxis during my whole infusion so at least that didn't happen.
After research, Dr. said severe muscle spasming was side effect....”
Source: FERRLECIT: Side effects, ratings, and ...
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