Cholecalciferol Capsules and Tablets and Sodium Ferric Gluconate

• Generic Name: cholecalciferol
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: D-3-5, D3 Super Strength, D3-50, Decara, Delta D3, D 1000 IU, D3-5, D400, Maximum D3, D2000, Liquid Vitamin D-3, Thera-D 4000, Thera-D Rapid Repletion, D-Vita Drops, Replesta NX, Replesta Children's, Thera-D Sport, D3 1000, Celebrate Vitamin D3 Quick-Melt, Aqueous Vitamin D, Super-Strength D-5000, Super Daily D3, Opurity Vitamin D, VitaJoy Daily D Gummies, D3 Dots, VitaMelts Vitamin D, Replesta

• It is used to treat or prevent vitamin D deficiency.

• Generic Name: sodium ferric gluconate complex
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Ferrlecit, Nulecit

Treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult and pediatric hemodialysis patients receiving epoetin alfa therapy.

In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis, IV iron superior to orally administered iron in increasing hemoglobin concentrations and/or minimizing dosage of an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) (e.g., epoetin alfa); the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF-KDOQI) guidelines state that the IV route of iron administration is preferred in such patients.

Limited data suggest that iron sucrose and sodium ferric gluconate injections may be associated less frequently with serious adverse effects (e.g., hypersensitivity reactions) compared with iron dextran injection.

Safety and efficacy not established for the prevention and/or treatment of iron deficiency anemia not associated with CKD (e.g., HIV- or cancer-related anemia).