Table 6.
Adverse events | FCM | Placebo |
---|---|---|
Heart failure recurrence (episodes) | 9 | 5 |
Drug‐related | ||
Serious/severe | 0 | 0 |
General disorders and administration site conditions including fever | 3 | 0 |
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders including rash and pruritus | 2 | 1 |
Nervous system disorders including headache | 1 | 1 |
Gastrointestinal disorders | 0 | 0 |
Vascular disorders | 0 | 0 |
Investigations | 0 | 0 |
Ear and labyrinth disorders including dizziness | 1 | 1 |
Injury, poisoning, and procedural complications | 0 | 0 |
Cardiac disorders | 0 | 0 |
Musculoskeletal disorders including myalgia/arthralgia/gout | 2 | 1 |
Respiratory disorders | 1 | 0 |
Total | 10 | 4 |
Unrelated to drug | ||
Death (from colon carcinoma and complications) | 1 | 0 |
Moderate (NSTEMI with AF) | 1 | 0 |
Mild (elevated creatinine, hyperglycaemia/hypoglycaemia, rib fracture, fall, haematuria, gynecomastia, UTI) | 3 | 3 |
Total | 5 | 3 |
AF, atrial fibrillation; FCM, ferric carboxymaltose; NSTEMI, non‐ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; UTI, urinary tract infection.