Table 1.

Comparative intravenous drip infusion regimens1,2,18,19,27

Product	Iron sucrose	Low molecular weight iron dextran	Iron isomaltoside 1000	Ferric carboxymaltose	Blood
Dose limitation	100 mg or 200 mg	100–200 mg	20 mg/kg body weight to total body weight	20 mg/kg up to max 1000 mg	None
Rate of administration	100 mg in 15 mins	100 mg in 37.5 mins	0–5 mg/kg body weight in 15 mins	100 mg to 200 mg no minimum time quoted	I unit (equ 200 mg iron) 90 mins
	200 mg in 30 mins	200 mg in 41.25 mins	6–10 mg/kg body weight in 30 mins	≥200–500 mg 6 mins
			11–20 mg/kg body weight in 60 mins	≥500–1000 mg 15 mins
Test dose	Required for first administration	Required at each administration	Not required	Not required	N/A

Abbreviations: equ, equivalent; N/A, not applicable.