Iron infusion therapy is now available at our clinic which only takes 15 to 20 minutes. The iron infusion therapy is Ferinject (Ferric carboxymaltose) which was listed on PBS June 2014. If you have low iron studies and anaemia on blood tests and unable to tolerate oral iron tablets, iron infusion therapy is another alternative treatment available. It has very good safety profile with very rare occasion of anaphylaxis or anaphylactoid reaction. Other side effects are headache, nausea, abdominal pain and injection site reaction (includes possible skin staining from leakage of iron infusion). In the past, a doctor had to refer a patient to a hospital for iron infusion and been put on long waiting list. However, this will no longer necessary. Iron infusion procedure will cost $200 with Medicare rebate $82.90 (this does not include the cost of Ferinject)
NB: Patient will need to see a doctor first. The doctor will assess the patient and check on latest blood test results. The doctor will then write prescription for Ferinject. The patient will book a time for iron infusion to be done on designated day. As per our medical centre policy, we are only doing iron infusion for a patient who is 15 year old and above.
* Due to national shortage of normal saline, we are unable to perform iron infusion. (Normal saline used to dilute iron for infusion). Therefore, we are not taking any appointment for iron infusion until the stock of normal saline is back to normal. We will kee you posted.