VELPHORO TABLET (CHEWABLE)

Country: Canada

Language: English

Source: Health Canada

Active ingredient:

IRON (SUCROFERRIC OXYHYDROXIDE)

Available from:

VIFOR FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE RENAL PHARMA LTD

ATC code:

V03AE05

INN (International Name):

SUCROFERRIC OXYHYDROXIDE

Dosage:

500MG

Pharmaceutical form:

TABLET (CHEWABLE)

Composition:

IRON (SUCROFERRIC OXYHYDROXIDE) 500MG

Administration route:

ORAL

Units in package:

30/90

Prescription type:

Prescription

Therapeutic area:

PHOSPHATE-REMOVING AGENTS

Product summary:

Active ingredient group (AIG) number: 0108536040; AHFS:

Authorization status:

APPROVED

Authorization date:

2018-01-05

Summary of Product characteristics

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PRODUCT MONOGRAPH
INCLUDING PATIENT MEDICATION INFORMATION
Pr
VELPHORO
®
Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide Chewable Tablet
500 mg iron (equivalent to 2500 mg sucroferric oxyhydroxide)
Phosphate Binder
Manufactured by:
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd.
Rechenstrasse 37, 9014 St. Gallen
Switzerland
Imported by:
Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc.
Saint-Laurent, Quebec, H4S 2C9
Date of Initial Approval:
January 5, 2018
Date of Revision:
August 30, 2021
Submission Control No: 244717
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF
CONTENTS.......................................................................................................
2
PART I: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
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1
INDICATIONS
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4
1.1
Pediatrics
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4
1.2
Geriatrics
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4
2
CONTRAINDICATIONS
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4
3
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
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4
3.1
Dosing
Considerations.....................................................................................
4
3.2
Recommended Dose and Dosage Adjustment
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3.3
Administration...................................................................................................
5
3.4
Missed
Dose.....................................................................................................
5
4
OVERDOSAGE
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5
5
DOSAGE FORMS, STRENGTHS, COMPOSITION AND PACKAGING .............. 5
6
WARNINGS AND
PRECAUTIONS.............................