In the United States, heme is administered as a lyophilized powder injection of hematin, but in most other parts of the world treatment is usually administered intravenously as heme arginate.

在美国，血红素是通过一种正铁血红素冻干粉末注射给药，但在绝大多数其他国家，治疗通常是精氨酸血红素静脉给药。