UNIFERON 200- iron dextran injection

Country: United States

Language: English

Source: NLM (National Library of Medicine)

Active ingredient:

Iron Dextran (UNII: 95HR524N2M) (Ferric Cation - UNII:91O4LML611)

Available from:

Pharmacosmos, Inc

Administration route:

INTRAMUSCULAR

Prescription type:

OTC

Authorization status:

New Animal Drug Application

Summary of Product characteristics

UNIFERON 200 - IRON DEXTRAN INJECTION
PHARMACOSMOS, INC
REFERENCE LABEL SET ID: 4C5DE520-17EE-449E-A658-AC357E6163ED
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UNIFERON 200
UNIFERON 200 is a sterile solution containing a complex of ferric
hydroxide with a low molecular
weight dextran fraction equivalent to 200 mg elemental iron per mL
with 0.5% phenol as a preservative.
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
For use in animals only.
UNIFERON IS A TRADEMARK OF
Pharmacosmos A/S.
MANUFACTURED FOR:
Pharmacosmos, Inc.
776 Mountain Boulevard
Watchung, NJ 07069
UNIFERON 200
IRON DEXTRAN COMPLEX INJECTION, 200 MG/ML
Iron Hydrogenated Dextran
NADA 134-708, Approved by FDA
DESCRIPTION: Uniferon 200 is a sterile solution containing ferric
hydroxide in complex with a low
molecular weight dextran fraction equivalent to 200 mg elemental iron
per mL with 0.5% phenol as a
preservative.
ACTIONS: Injectable Uniferon 200 is easy and economical to use.
Injection into the ham is rapid, safe,
effective, quickly absorbed by the blood and goes to work immediately.
With injectable Uniferon 200,
the right dosage can be given to every animal with assurance that it
will be utilized. Iron deficiency
anemia occurs commonly in the suckling pig, often within the first few
days following birth. As body
size and blood volume increase rapidly from the first few days
following birth, hemoglobin levels in
the blood fall due to diminishing iron reserves which cannot be
replaced adequately from iron in the
sow’s milk. This natural deficiency lowers the resistance of the pig
and scours, pneumonia or other
infections may develop and lead to death of the animal. Pigs not
hampered by iron deficiency anemia are
more likely to experience normal growth and to maintain their normal
level of resistance to disease.
Adequate iron is necessary for normal, healthy, vigorous growth.
INDICATIONS: Uniferon 200 is intented for the prevention or treatment
of anemia in baby pigs due to
iron deficiency.
NOTICE: Organic iron preparation injected intramuscularly into pigs
beyond 4 weeks of age may cause
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