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Iron deficiency anaemia: Which Medications Are Safest? (204 Drugs Compared)

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204 medications are used for Iron deficiency anaemia, with 4,888 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Iron deficiency anaemia are FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE and IRON SUCROSE.

4,888
Total Reports
204
Drugs Used

All Medications for Iron deficiency anaemia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE Injectafer 1,565 205 1,670 2.5%
IRON SUCROSE Iron Sucrose 815 277 1,107 5.9%
FERUMOXYTOL NON-STOICHIOMETRIC MAGNETITE Feraheme 369 51 169 4.6%
FERRIC DERISOMALTOSE Monoferric 298 26 155 2.5%
FERROUS Ferrous Sulfate 258 517 1,870 12.7%
SODIUM FERRIC COMPLEX Ferrlecit 251 293 405 23.6%
IRON DEXTRAN INFED 184 43 96 5.6%
IRON Pancreas Meteoric Iron 85 325 932 11.9%
LENALIDOMIDE LENALIDOMIDE 77 35,942 86,495 10.3%
THALIDOMIDE Thalomid 69 3,085 4,632 17.7%
IRON ISOMALTOSIDE 1000 - 62 10 85 3.9%
FERRIC ANHYDROUS - 46 97 226 23.2%
RUXOLITINIB OPZELURA 45 10,908 14,461 16.0%
DARBEPOETIN ALFA ARANESP 32 13,865 14,279 42.3%
ERYTHROPOIETIN - 32 1,199 1,736 15.1%
FERUMOXYTOL FeraBright 32 51 43 34.7%
FERRIC MALTOL ACCRUFER 31 10 47 2.4%
TETRAFERRIC TRICITRATE DECAHYDRATE Auryxia 28 200 220 12.0%
FERINJECT - 27 3 23 4.1%
POMALIDOMIDE Pomalyst 26 12,672 24,801 13.7%

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Most Reported Drugs for Iron deficiency anaemia

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