Deferoxamine for Acute Iron Poisoning: Rate and 24-Hour Total (Label)
Deferoxamine for acute iron poisoning, as the label states it.
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Example
- Weight
- 20 kg
- Route
- Intravenous…
- Deferoxamine given in the last 24 hours
- 0 mg
Result: Initial dose 1,000 mg intravenously, at up to 300 mg/hour (no less than 3 h 20 min); 24-hour total 1,000 mg of 6,000 mg.
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What you enter
- Weight
- Route
- Deferoxamine given in the last 24 hours (0 if none)
How this is calculated
Citation
FDA label on DailyMed: Deferoxamine Mesylate for Injection (Fresenius Kabi), section 2.1 (1,000 mg, then 500 mg every 4 to 12 hours; intravenous at up to 15 mg/kg/hr, then up to 125 mg/hr; maximum 6,000 mg in 24 hours). Read the source ↗
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