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Iron [CS]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 11 Drugs

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Iron [CS] includes 11 drugs with a combined 18,330 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

11
Drugs in Class
18,330
Combined Reports

All Iron [CS] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE Injectafer 8,102 205 1,670 2.5%
IRON SUCROSE Iron Sucrose 4,724 277 1,107 5.9%
TETRAFERRIC TRICITRATE DECAHYDRATE Auryxia 1,663 200 220 12.0%
SODIUM FERRIC COMPLEX Ferrlecit 1,240 293 405 23.6%
FERUMOXYTOL NON-STOICHIOMETRIC MAGNETITE Feraheme 1,118 51 169 4.6%
IRON DEXTRAN INFED 764 43 96 5.6%
FERRIC MALTOL ACCRUFER 421 10 47 2.4%
FERUMOXYTOL FeraBright 147 51 43 34.7%
FERRIC PYROPHOSPHATE Bestmade Natural Products Ferr Phos 92 0 3 N/A
FERRIC Ferrum Muriaticum 35 3 14 8.6%
FERRIC SUBSULFATE Monsels Solution 24 0 4 N/A

Common Side Effects in Iron [CS] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Nausea 2,082 244
Dyspnoea 2,011 128
Vomiting 1,227 239
Hypophosphataemia 1,180 108
Drug hypersensitivity 1,150 114
Pruritus 1,128 5
Urticaria 1,069 2
Dizziness 1,066 12
Headache 944 22
Infusion related reaction 806 21
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