Table 1.

Intravenous iron preparations

Trade name	INFeD-US Cosmofer-Europe	Feraheme	Injectafer-US Ferinject-Europe	Monofer-Europe Only
Manufacturer	Allergan	AMAG Pharmaceuticals	Luitpold Pharmaceuticals	Pharmacosmos
Carbohydrate	Low-molecular-weight iron dextran	Ferumoxytol	Carboxymaltose	Isomaltoside
Total dose infusion (TDI)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Test dose required	Yes	No	No	No
Approved dose	100 mg per dose	510 mg over 15 min	750 mg over 15 min	20 mg/kg (1000 mg if >66 kg)
Recommended dose	1000 mg	510 mg ×2	750 mg ×2	1000 mg
Infusion time	1 hour	15 min	15 min	15 min
Black box warning	Yes	Yes	No	NA