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US 2004/0175431 A1Published application
Method and pharmaceutical composition for iron delivery in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients
OwnerAjay Guptainventor
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Abstract
A method of administering iron to dialysis patients is accomplished by infusion of a noncolloidal ferric compound, soluble in hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis solutions, by the process of dialysis. A pharmaceutical composition is provided consisting essentially of dialysis solution including a soluble noncolloidal ferric compound, preferably ferric pyrophosphate.
Claims4
A method for preventing iron deficiency comprising parenterally administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of ferric pyrophosphate, so that bioavailable iron is safely and effectively administered.
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