Ferric maltol

Chemical formula: C₁₈H₁₅FeO₉  Molecular mass: 431.154 g/mol 

Active ingredient description

Iron in a stable ferric state as a complex with a trimaltol ligand. The complex is designed to provide, in a controlled way, utilisable iron for uptake across the intestinal wall and transfer to the iron transport and storage proteins in the body (transferrin and ferritin, respectively). The complex dissociates on uptake from the gastro-intestinal tract and the complex itself does not enter the systemic circulation.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
B03AB10 B Blood and blood forming organs → B03 Antianemic preparations → B03A Iron preparations → B03AB Iron trivalent, oral preparations
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
FERACCRU Capsules, hard European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 33725-54-1
DrugBank Drug: DB15598
RxNorm Ingredient: 2539932
UNII Identifier: MA10QYF1Z0
FERRIC MALTOL

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