IV INFUSION · DEIRA, DUBAI
Iron Boost
100 mg of iron as iron sucrose, given only where iron deficiency has been confirmed on a blood test.
About this infusion
Iron sucrose is iron in a form that can be given into a vein, released gradually to the proteins that transport and store it. This preparation supplies 100 mg in a 5 ml vial, with a 50 ml infusion of vitamin C, B vitamins and active folate alongside it.
This is the one preparation in the range that treats a condition rather than supplementing a diet, and it is also the one with the clearest rule attached: it is given when a blood test shows iron deficiency, and not otherwise.
Prescribed only where iron deficiency has been confirmed on a blood test. Intravenous iron is not given on the basis of symptoms alone, and iron given to someone who is not deficient accumulates rather than being excreted.
What is in it
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Your doctor may consider it for
- Confirmed iron deficiency, with or without anaemia
- People who cannot tolerate oral iron, or in whom it has not worked
- Patients whose absorption is impaired
Not suitable for
- Anyone who has not had ferritin and a full blood count measured
- Anyone with iron overload or haemochromatosis
- Tiredness alone, without iron studies to explain it
What the evidence says
Iron given to someone who is not deficient accumulates rather than being excreted, which is the reason for the rule rather than a formality. Iron deficiency is diagnosed on ferritin and the wider picture rather than on a single number, and the British Society for Haematology guideline sets out how.1 Deficiency also has causes — heavy periods, poor intake, blood loss from the gut, coeliac disease — and correcting the level without asking why it fell leaves the cause running.2 Where iron is given into a vein it is given under supervision, on the basis of the pooled safety data for these preparations.3 The consultation covers both.
Questions people ask
Yes, always. Ferritin and a full blood count at minimum. Intravenous iron is not given on the basis of symptoms, because iron given to someone who is not deficient accumulates in the body rather than being cleared.
Because correcting the level does not stop whatever caused it. Heavy periods, poor intake, blood loss from the digestive tract and coeliac disease all cause it, and some of those need treating in their own right. Your doctor will say which investigations are worth doing.
That varies, and we would rather not put a number on it. Recovery depends on how low your level was, why it fell, and whether the cause has been dealt with. Your doctor will recheck your bloods rather than judging it by how you feel.
References
- Fletcher A, Forbes A, Svenson N, Wayne Thomas D, et al.. Guideline for the laboratory diagnosis of iron deficiency in adults (excluding pregnancy) and children. British Journal of Haematology. 2022;196(3):523-529. PMID 34693519. doi:10.1111/bjh.17900The British Society for Haematology guideline on diagnosing iron deficiency from ferritin and related tests, including why ferritin rises with inflammation and can mask a deficiency.
- Latimer K, Baci G, Layne M. Iron Deficiency Anemia: Evaluation and Management. American Family Physician. 2025;112(5):538-545. PMID 41252836A current review of how iron deficiency anaemia is evaluated, and why finding the cause matters as much as correcting the iron.
- Avni T, Bieber A, Grossman A, Green H, Leibovici L, Gafter-Gvili A. The safety of intravenous iron preparations: systematic review and meta-analysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2015;90(1):12-23. PMID 25572192. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.10.007A meta-analysis of the safety of intravenous iron preparations — the basis for giving iron under supervision rather than unmonitored.
Sources are listed for the specific statements they support. They are published research and guidance, not a substitute for a consultation — what applies to you is decided by a doctor who has assessed you.