ATC Group: B03AB05 Ferric oxide polymaltose complexes

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of B03AB05 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 B Blood and blood forming organs
2 B03 Antianemic preparations
3 B03A Iron preparations
4 B03AB Iron trivalent, oral preparations
5 B03AB05 Ferric oxide polymaltose complexes

Active ingredients in B03AB05

Active Ingredient Description
Ferric carboxymaltose

The iron complex ferric carboxymaltose is designed to provide, in a controlled way, utilisable iron for the iron transport and storage proteins in the body (transferrin and ferritin, respectively). Ferric carboxymaltose treatment results in an increase in reticulocyte count, serum ferritin levels and TSAT levels to within normal ranges.

Iron polymaltose

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
FERINJECT Solution for injection/infusion Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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