Giving iron by IV infusion

Summary of changes

• Remove the requirement to use only infusion pump, Gravity feed infusion and slow IV push
• Addition of minimum administration time
• Emphasize surveillance and risk for extravasation

Primary references

1. Canning M and Grannell L (2020) 'A stain on iron therapy', Australian Prescriber, 51(43):160.

2. Crowley CM, McMahon G, Desmond J and Imcha M (2019) 'Skin staining following intravenous iron infusion', BMJ Case Report, 12(6), doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-229113

3. Harris RE, Garrick V and Curtis L (2018) 'Skin staining due to intravenous iron extravasation in a teenager with Crohn's disease', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(4):362.

4. NPS Medicinewise (2014) Ferric carboxymaltose (Ferinject) for iron-deficiency anaemia, RADAR, accessed 6 October 2022.

5. National Blood Authority Australia (2016) Module 6 – Neonatal and Paediatrics, Patient Blood Management Guidelines, accessed 6 October 2022.

6. Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (2020) Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook, 8th Edition, Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, Collingwood.

7. South Australian Maternal, Neonatal and Gynaecology Community of Practice (2016) Iron infusion, SA Perinatal Practice Guidelines, accessed 31 March 2022.