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The following organizations offer information about iron deficiency anemia and kidney
disease in English and Spanish
National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
A major voluntary nonprofit health organization dedicated to preventing kidney
and urinary tract diseases, improving the health and well-being of individuals and
families affected by kidney disease, and increasing the availability of all organs
for transplantation.
www.kidney.org
Toll-free number: (800) 622-9010
American Kidney Fund (AKF)
An organization dedicated to fighting kidney disease through direct financial support
to patients in need, health education, and prevention efforts.
www.kidneyfund.org
Toll-free number: (800) 638-8299
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
A national non-profit organization founded by and for kidney patients striving to
educate and improve the health and well-being of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients,
those on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, and transplant recipients.
www.aakp.org
Toll-free number: (800) 749-2257
National Kidney Disease and Education Program (NKDEP)
An initiative of the National Institutes of Health designed to reduce the morbidity
and mortality caused by kidney disease and its complications.
www.nkdep.nih.gov
Toll-free number: (866) 4-KIDNEY
Renal Support Network
A nonprofit, patient-focused, patient-run organization that provides nonmedical
services to those affected by CKD.
www.rsnhope.org
Toll-free number: (866) 903-1728
Important Safety Information for Ferrlecit
Serious hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylactic-type reactions, some
of which have been life-threatening and fatal, have been reported in patients receiving
Ferrlecit (sodium ferric gluconate) in post marketing experience. Patients may present
with shock, clinically significant hypotension, loss of consciousness, or collapse.
Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of hypersensitivity during and after Ferrlecit
administration for at least 30 minutes and until clinically stable following completion
of the infusion. Only administer Ferrlecit when personnel and therapies are immediately
available for the treatment of anaphylaxis and other hypersensitivity reactions.
- Ferrlecit is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to Ferrlecit.
- Ferrlecit may cause clinically significant hypotension. Administration of
Ferrlecit may augment hypotension caused by dialysis and usually resolves within
one to two hours. Monitor patients for sign and symptoms of hypotension during and
following administration.
- Do not administer to patients with evidence of iron overload.
- Ferrlecit contains benzyl alcohol as a preservative. Benzyl alcohol has been
associated with serious adverse events and death in pediatric patients. Caution
should be exercised when Ferrlecit is administered to a pregnant or nursing woman.
- The most commonly reported adverse reactions (≥10%):
- In adult patients were nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea, injection site reaction,
hypotension, cramps, hypertension, dizziness, dyspnea, chest pain, leg cramps and
pain.
- In patients 6 to 15 years of age the most common adverse reactions (≥10%)
were hypotension, headache, hypertension, tachycardia and vomiting.
For more information on Ferrlecit, please see full Prescribing Information.