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What should I know about receiving FERAHEME?

Before receiving FERAHEME, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

• Have to many different • Have overload • Have low pressure () • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if FERAHEME will harm your unborn baby • Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if FERAHEME passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will receive FERAHEME or breastfeed For IDA in adults Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over- 2 doses* 3-8 days apart the-counter medicines, , and herbal supplements. FERAHEME® is a prescription used to treat anemia in adults who have: For eligible patients with financial • Intolerance to oral iron or who have not responded need, support may be available. well to treatment with oral iron or Talk to your doctor to find out more. • (CKD)

IMPORTANT RISK INFORMATION Please read the Patient Information and see FERAHEME may cause serious side effects the full Prescribing Information in pocket. including: Serious allergic reactions that can to death. Serious allergic reactions have happened in people after receiving the first dose of FERAHEME or after receiving additional doses in people who did not previously have an allergic reaction. If you have a history of allergies to many different medicines, you may have an increased risk of serious allergic reactions to FERAHEME.

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the body. *Some patients may require additional courses of therapy.

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IDA is a common type of anemia caused by too little iron in FERAHEME is a prescription medicine FERAHEME allows for a flexible the body. Iron is a mineral that is part of hemoglobin. When you don’t have enough iron, your body cannot make the used to treat iron deficiency anemia in treatment schedule hemoglobin it needs, and this causes anemia. adults who have: FERAHEME is given in 2 doses as an IV infusion by a • Intolerance to oral iron or who have not responded well healthcare provider or nurse. Causes and common symptoms of IDA to treatment with oral iron or • The IV infusion will take at least 15 minutes • Chronic kidney disease (CKD) • The second dose is given 3 to 8 days after the first Common causes of IDA include chronic kidney disease (CKD), gastrointestinal disorders that cause loss of blood or interfere with absorbing iron, loss of blood, not enough It is not known if FERAHEME is safe and effective in Your healthcare provider will watch you during the infusion iron in the body, abnormal uterine bleeding or inflammation children less than 18 years of age. and for at least 30 minutes after you receive FERAHEME. in the body, and/or poor diet. Tell your healthcare provider or get The most common symptom of anemia is fatigue Who should not (feeling very tired). medical help right away if you get any receive FERAHEME? of these signs or symptoms: What tests will my healthcare provider use • Rash to see if I have IDA? • Itching Do not receive FERAHEME if you: A complete blood count (CBC) test measures your • Dizziness or lightheadedness hematocrit and hemoglobin (Hgb) levels. Low levels of • Are allergic to FERAHEME or any of the ingredients • Swelling of the tongue or throat in FERAHEME. The ingredients in FERAHEME are either can signal iron deficiency anemia. • Wheezing or trouble breathing ferumoxytol and mannitol Your healthcare provider may also test your ferritin and • Have had an allergic reaction to any iron medicine given transferrin saturation levels. See “What are the possible side effects of FERAHEME?” into your vein by intravenous (IV) infusion on the back panel for more information about side effects. IDA may be associated with other diseases and conditions. Talk with your healthcare provider about all possible Please read the Patient Information and see Please read the Patient Information and see causes of IDA. the full Prescribing Information in pocket. the full Prescribing Information in pocket.

Key terms to know

Hemoglobin: The protein in red blood cells (RBCs) that carries oxygen throughout the body. Hematocrit: The volume of RBCs in the blood. Ferritin: The protein that stores iron in your body. Transferrin: The protein that transports iron throughout

the body.

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Key terms to know

Hemoglobin: The protein in red blood cells (RBCs) that carries oxygen throughout the body. Hematocrit: The volume of RBCs in the blood. Ferritin: The protein that stores iron in your body. Transferrin: The protein that transports iron throughout

the body.

©2018 AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All rights reserved PP-FRH-US-00059 PP-FRH-US-00059 reserved rights All Inc. Pharmaceuticals, AMAG ©2018

material are registered trademarks of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals, AMAG of trademarks registered are material

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Feraheme, and the logo designs presented in this this in presented designs logo the and Feraheme, Pharmaceuticals, AMAG

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1100 Winter Street Waltham, MA 02451 MA Waltham, Street Winter 1100 Inc. Pharmaceuticals, AMAG

1-800-FDA-1088.

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