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.
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Blood and blood forming organs | |
| 2 | B03 | Antianemic preparations | |
| 3 | B03A | Iron preparations | |
| 4 | B03AD | Iron in combination with folic acid |
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| B03AD01 | Ferrous amino acid complex and folic acid | |
| B03AD02 | Ferrous fumarate and folic acid | |
| B03AD03 | Ferrous sulfate and folic acid | |
| B03AD04 | Ferric oxide polymaltose complexes and folic acid | |
| B03AD05 | Ferrous gluconate and folic acid |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrous fumarate |
Ferrous fumarate is an easily absorbed source of iron for replacement therapy. It is a salt of ferrous iron with an organic acid and is less irritant to the gastro-intestinal tract than salts with inorganic acids. Iron and iron salts should be given for the treatment or prophylaxis of iron deficiency anaemias. |
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| Ferrous gluconate |
Iron is an essential constituent of the body, being necessary for haemoglobin formation and for the oxidative processes of living tissues. More than 80% of the iron present in the body is involved in the support of red blood cell production. Ferrous gluconate is indicated for the prevention and treatment of iron deficiency states. |
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| Ferrous sulfate |
Iron sulphate is a co-factor of various enzymes necessary for the transfer of energy (eg. cytochrome oxidase, xanthine oxidase). Iron is also present in hemoglobin and myoglobin, which are essential for the transport and use of oxygen. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOLIFER Film-coated tablet | MPI, EU: SmPC |
