ADMINISTERED AS AN ADJUNCT TO MRI (IN ADULT PATIENTS) TO ENHANCE THE T2 WEIGHTED IMAGES USED IN THE DETECTION AND EVALUATION OF LESIONS OF THE LIVER THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ALTERATION IN THE RES.
RECOMMENDED DOSAGE OF FERIDEX I.V. IS 0.56 MILLIGRAMS OF IRON (0.05 ML FERIDEX I.V. (FERUMOXIDES INJECTABLE SOLUTION) ) PER KILOGRAM OF BODY WEIGHT, THAT IS DILUTED IN 100 ML OF 5% DEXTROSE SOLUTION AND GIVEN OVER 30 MINUTES. (SEE DRUG PREPARATION SECTION). THE DILUTED DRUG IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH A 5 MICRON FILTER AT A RATE OF 2 TO 4 MILLILITERS PER MINUTE.
FERIDEX I.V. (FERUMOXIDES INJECTABLE SOLUTION) SHOULD NOT BE ADMINISTERED UNDILUTED.