SPL Set ID: 1fe028ff-42ac-4329-b1a5-a9dadfcb79f6

Ferrlecit ® (sodium ferric gluconate complex in sucrose injection), an iron replacement product, is a stable macromolecular complex with an apparent molecular weight on gel chromatography of 289,000–440,000 daltons. The macromolecular complex is negatively charged at alkaline pH and is present in solution with sodium cations. The product has a deep red color indicative of ferric oxide linkages. The chemical name is D-Gluconic acid, iron (3+) sodium salt. The structural formula is considered to be [NaFe 2 O 3 (C 6 H 11 O 7 )(C 12 H 22 0 11 )5] n≈200• Ferrlecit is supplied as a clear, dark brown liquid in colorless glass vials. Each sterile, single-dose vial of 5 mL of Ferrlecit for intravenous injection contains 62.5 mg (12.5 mg/mL) of elemental iron as the sodium salt of a ferric ion carbohydrate complex in an alkaline aqueous solution with approximately 20% sucrose w/v (195 mg/mL) in water for injection, pH 7.7–9.7. Each mL contains 9 mg of benzyl alcohol as an inactive ingredient.