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If you are receiving injections of Venofer (iron sucrose) to treat your iron-deficiency anemia, call your doctor for the following reasons:
- You have found out you are pregnant or would like to become pregnant. It's not known whether Venofer is safe during pregnancy.
- You would like to start taking a new prescription or nonprescription medication, herbal remedy, or supplement.
- You are having signs of an allergic reaction, such as hives, itching, chest tightness, trouble breathing, or swelling in mouth, throat, hands or face
- ear pain
- eye infection ("pink eye")
- gastrointestinal problems (stomach pain, diarrhea, altered sense of taste, nausea, vomiting and indigestion)
- dizziness
- headache
- joint pain
- back pain
- muscle pain or tenderness
- pain or swelling in extremities, fluid retention or gout
- abnormally high or low blood sugar
- low or high blood pressure
- skin itching
- cough
- sinusitis
- nasal congestion
- upper respiratory infection
- fever
- weakness
- chest pain
- pain or burning at the injection site
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