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Infed

Infed

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Brands

Rheomacrodex • Macrodex • Dexferrum • Cosmofer

Generic Drug

Dextran

Side Effects

Common

Muscle pain
Irritation at injection site
Abdominal pain
Headache
Malaise
Chest pain
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Flushing
Paresthesia
Disorientation
Abnormal sense of taste
Aching muscles
Low blood pressure
Numbness or tingling
Decreased taste
Chest pain or discomfort

Serious

Slow heart rate
Low blood pressure
Heart palpitations

Treats

Iron deficiency anemia
Condition
Anemia
Condition

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A 35-year old asked:

How long does it take an infed infusion to work?

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A 38-year old female asked:

How safe infed iv? Doc wants me take this next monday, scared of all I have been reading about it online. I know will be premeds b4, still worried.

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A 38-year old female asked:

Howsafe is infed iv, doc wants me to have it, read online scares me to bits! afraid its gonna kill me! will give me premeds & test dose, still scared!

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A 38-year old female asked:

Infed, how safe is it, does it contain sulfur, very allergic to sulfur.Docwants to do it tomorrow lil anemic sideeffects &what people say online scary?

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A 44-year old female asked:

I was diagnosis with an iron def. Anemia 4 weeks ago (cause not yet known) and had 1 dose of infed, iv. But am still tired.How long to take effect?

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A 38-year old female asked:

Iron37, ferritin 26.5, hemo 12.2 , MCH 26.3, mchc 30.8, B12 =335, doc said all low wants me to do infed iv. What do these # mean? Should I do infed?

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A 38-year old female asked:

Iron37, ferr 26.5, hemo 12.2 , MCH 26.3, MCV 85.4 sat10.45, mchc 30.8, B12 =335, rbc4.63, doc wants me to do infed iv, should i? Not been on oral long

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A 38-year old female asked:

Iron low 37, fer level 10.45, doc wants me to have infed IV treatment. Really necessary? Scare of side effects. Are my levels dangerously low?

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A 38-year old female asked:

iron37, ferritin 26.5, hemo 12.2 , MCH 26.3, MCV 85.4, sat 10.45, mchc 30.8, B12 =335, doc said all low wants me to do infed iv. Should I do the infed?

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A 42-year old male asked:

What amount if time does it take to develop diverticulitis when a diverticula is infected, am trying to figure out if a clearvite diet caused my infe?

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A 44-year old male asked:

Been on clind, augm, levaq for chron sin to no avail. Ent recommend surg in 12 w to fix dev sep, red turbin, baloon sino. Can i go this long with infe?

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A 75-year old female asked:

EKG - what does a nonspecific repol adnormality lateral leads minimal st elevation infe rate 90 PR 210 QRSD 91 QT 359 QTc 440 P 74 QRS 15 T 94 12 leads standard placement?

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A female asked:

Good night. Both my partner and I are being treated for Chlamydia. We had unprotected sex on the sixth of our seven day treatments. Will we be re infe?

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A female asked about a 22-year old female:

Im 2 days late had yeast infection 4 days after unprotected sex could that have been and earlypregnancysign never in my life have i had a yeast infe?

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A 31-year old female asked:

I'm experiencing a pain in the top of my stomach fallowed by burning that comes and goes all day. It hurts but its not heart burn.is it bacterial infe?

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A 38-year old female asked:

Would I know if had a jaw infection my jaw been hurting over a month on augmentin shouldn't it be better if infe worried bad afraid lose jaw ?

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A 49-year old female asked:

Water behind eardrum given Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) 500-125 on 12/30/15. Better but spinning head when laying down/getting up today. Part of healing??? Prior infe

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A 22-year old male asked:

My fiance has an ear infection, an' has stabbing pains all over her body and her neck is swollen.What could this be? My fiance got an ear infection around 1/20/12, then she started having stabbing like pains all over her body. Plus, her left ear is infe

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A 22-year old female asked:

I washed my sex toy in dish washing soap and it got in my vagina causing an awful reaction. What over the counter topical steroid cream can I get that will get rid of swelling (internal and external) and pain? I am already being treated for the yeast infe

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A 59-year old female asked:

I have a cough with phelm ,back ache,urine strong smell and yeast infe tion. I am getting over Covid. I am fever free. no sense of taste or smell. congestion in nose. Think sinus infection. I am allergic to penicellin?

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Am I dying?

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Am I dying?

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Im a nurse?

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I have cold?

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Am i dying ?

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What is asp?

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I have cold?

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Pls help me?

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I am a cold?

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I dont know?

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