Drug (brand) | Form | Time treatment course provided in (weeks) | Infusion time | Administration visits | Cost (£) |
Ferrous sulphate* | Tablet | 12 | – | – | 2.43 |
Ferrous gluconate* | Tablet | 12 | – | – | 3.27 |
Ferrous fumarate* | Tablet | 12 | – | – | 2.47 |
Sodium feredate (Sytron)** | Liquid | 12 | – | – | 29.90 |
Ferric maltol (Ferracru)† | Capsule | 12 | – | – | 142.80 |
Ferric carboxymaltose (Ferinject)‡ | Injection | 2 | 30 | 2 | 308.46 |
Ferric derisomaltose (Monofer)‡ | Injection | 2 | 30 | 2 | 339.00 |
Iron sucrose (Venofer)§ | Injection | 3 | 30 | 8 | 768.00 |
Iron dextran (Cosmofer)§ | Injection | 1 | 240 | 1 | 119.55 |
National Health Service (NHS) indicative price as per British National Formulary (BNF).
*Cost based on one one tablet or 10 mL per day.
†Cost based on two capsules per day.
‡Based on 70 kg patient, with Hb <10 according to each summary of product characteristics.
§Based on 70 kg patient with Hb of 90 g/L.
Hb, haemoglobin.