Ferric carboxymaltose and Obeticholic acid

• Generic Name: ferric carboxymaltose
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Injectafer

Ferric carboxymaltose is an iron replacement product. You normally get iron from the foods you eat. Iron helps your body produce red blood cells that carry oxygen through your blood to tissues and organs.

Ferric carboxymaltose is used in adults to treat iron deficiency anemia (a lack of red blood cells caused by having too little iron in the body). Ferric carboxymaltose is usually given when iron taken orally (by mouth) is not effective.

Ferric carboxymaltose may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: obeticholic acid
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Ocaliva

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic liver disease that gradually destroys bile ducts in the liver. These ducts deliver bile to the small intestines, to help your body digest fats and nutrients. When PBC destroys these ducts, the bile stays in your liver and damages its cells. This can lead to cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) and liver failure. PBC is a progressive disease that may have no symptoms for many years. Treating PBC can help keep the liver functioning normally.

Obeticholic acid is used to treat PBC in adults and is sometimes used together with another drug called ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).

Obeticholic acid was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on an "accelerated" basis. In clinical studies, some people with PBC responded to obeticholic acid, but further studies are needed.

Obeticholic acid may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.