GALFER

This brand name is authorized in Ireland, United Kingdom

Active ingredients

The drug GALFER contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Ferrous fumarate
UNII R5L488RY0Q - 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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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
GALFER Capsule Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
B03AA02 Ferrous fumarate B Blood and blood forming organs → B03 Antianemic preparations → B03A Iron preparations → B03AA Iron bivalent, oral preparations
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 31579, 31595, 31598
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 27774, 71722, 71781

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