Ferricdrug info
ferric citrate 1000 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Ferric citrate tablets are a phosphate binder indicated for the control of serum phosphorus levels in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis. Ferric citrate tablets are an iron replacement product indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis.
1.1 Hyperphosphatemia in
Chronic Kidney Disease on Dialysis Ferric citrate tablets are indicated for the control of serum phosphorus levels in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis.
1.2 Iron Deficiency
Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Not on Dialysis Ferric citrate tablets are indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 1, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Ferric citrate, a phosphate binder and iron replacement product, is known chemically as iron (+3), x (1, 2, 3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-), y (H 2 O) The structural formula is below: Ferric citrate tablets for oral administration are pink, oval shaped, film-coated tablets containing 210 mg of ferric iron which is equivalent to 1 g of ferric citrate. In addition, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: calcium stearate, FD&C Blue #2/Indigo Carmine Aluminum Lake, FD&C Red #40/Allura Red AC Aluminum Lake, FD&C Yellow #6/Sunset Yellow FCF Aluminum Lake, hypromellose 2910, polyethylene glycol 4000, pregelatinized corn starch, and titanium dioxide. 1
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 1, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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