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SynthesisPaediatric drugs2022

Safety of Ferric Carboxymaltose in Children: Report of a Case Series from Greece and Review of the Literature.

Paraskevi Panagopoulou, Sonia Alexiadou, Maria Ntoumpara, Anna Papazoglou, Alexandros Makis, Athanasios Tragiannidis, Maria Fotoulaki, Elpis Mantadakis

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Synthesis in Paediatric drugs, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Hypersensitivity to Intravenous Iron Preparations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paraskevi Panagopoulou4th Department of Pediatrics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Sonia AlexiadouDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 6th Kilometer Alexandroupolis-Makris, 68 100, Alexandroupolis, Thrace, Greece.
Maria Ntoumpara4th Department of Pediatrics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Anna PapazoglouDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 6th Kilometer Alexandroupolis-Makris, 68 100, Alexandroupolis, Thrace, Greece.
Alexandros MakisDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Athanasios Tragiannidis2nd Department of Pediatrics, AHEPA University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Maria Fotoulaki4th Department of Pediatrics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Elpis MantadakisDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 6th Kilometer Alexandroupolis-Makris, 68 100, Alexandroupolis, Thrace, Greece. emantada@med.duth.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-9733
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRDemocritus University of Thrace · GRUniversity of Ioannina · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParenteral iron is generally considered safe in adults, and severe adverse events are extremely rare. Ferric carboxymaltose (FCM), a third-generation parenteral iron product, is not licensed for pediatric use.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to present our data on the safety of FCM in children with iron deficiency (ID) and/or iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and to investigate through a systematic literature review articles reporting on the safety of FCM use in children with ID/IDA. PATIENTS AND

methodsSafety data regarding children treated with FCM for ID/IDA from four pediatric departments in Greece over a 26-month period are presented. Additionally, a literature search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar on December 4, 2021 for articles reporting on the use of FCM in children with ID/IDA. Review articles, guidelines, case reports/case series, and reports on the use of FCM for conditions other than ID/IDA were excluded. Identified articles were screened for all reported adverse events (AE) that were graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 5.0.

resultsIn our cohort, 37 children with ID/IDA received 41 FCM infusions. All infusions were tolerated well. In addition, 11 articles reporting 1231 infusions of FCM in 866 children were identified in the literature. Among them, 52 (6%) children developed AE that were graded as mild or moderate (grades I-III).

conclusionsOur patient cohort and this literature review provide further evidence for the good safety profile of FCM in children, although well-designed prospective clinical trials with appropriate safety endpoints are still required.

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Ferric CompoundsMaltoseAdultChildGreeceHumansProspective Studiesferric carboxymaltoseFerric CompoundsMaltose

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PMID35083718
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