SORBIFER

This brand name is authorized in Poland, Romania

Active ingredients

The drug SORBIFER contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1 Ferrous sulfate
UNII 39R4TAN1VT - 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.

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2 Vitamin C
UNII PQ6CK8PD0R - ASCORBIC ACID

Ascorbic acid, coupled with dehydroascorbic acid to which it is reversibly oxidised, has a variety of functions in cellular oxidation processes. Ascorbic acid is required in several important hydroxylations, including the conversion of proline to hydroxyproline and appears to have an important role in metal ion metabolism, including the gastrointestinal absorption of iron and its transport between plasma and storage organs.

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Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
B03AA07 Ferrous sulfate 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: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100246790, 100283302, 100290360, 100297149, 100306948, 100324604, 100337200, 100339988, 100343079, 100343814, 100393249, 100422353, 100425802, 100443496, 100445041, 100447324, 100456703, 100468945
Country: RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale Identifier(s): W10038001, W10038002, W10038003, W10038004, W10038005, W10038006, W10038007, W10038008, W10038009, W10038010

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