Medications not yet evaluated by P&T are considered NON-FORMULARY. Always check 2 unique patient identifiers - NAME and DATE OF BIRTH - at every step! Please be sure to document all clinical activities daily.
Outpatient Medical (Adults): May interchange to the most cost effective intravenous iron product at an equivalent elemental dose. The prescriber should be notified of any interchange.
Injectafer is restricted to outpatient use in non-dialysis patients.
If Injectafer ordered and restriction criteria is not met, contact the prescribing physician regarding alternative formulary product.
For Updated Formulary Preferred Products (Inpatient and Outpatient): Preferred Products for Select Agents
Outpatient Medical (Adults): May interchange to the most cost effective intravenous iron product at an equivalent elemental dose. The prescriber should be notified of any interchange.
Reviewed: October 22, 2013 and 28 March 2017
Updated: July 2021 (Therapeutic Interchange of IV iron)