Drug details

Venofer (iron sucrose injection)

type of Iron Products

Venofer (iron sucrose) Injection is an iron replacement product used to treat iron deficiency anemia in people with kidney disease. Venofer is usually given with another medication to promote the growth of red blood cells (such as Aranesp, Epogen, or Procrit).

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• loss of appetite,
• vomiting,
• lightheadedness,
• chest pain,
• severe headache,
• blurred vision,
• pounding in your neck or ears,
• fever
• bloating,
• diarrhea, and
• problems with your dialysis vein access point,
• pain or swelling,

The following drugs are related to Venofer, either as a replacement or used together:

• Accrufer (ferric maltol capsules)
• Auryxia (ferric citrate tablets)
• Procrit (epoetin alfa)
• Epogen (epoetin alfa)
• Monoferric (ferric derisomaltose injection)
• NuFera (iron supplement tablets)
• Leukine (sargramostim)
• Lupron (leuprolide acetate injection)
• Medrol (methylprednisolone)
• Velphoro (sucroferric oxyhydroxide chewable tablets)