Ferrous Fumarate

In the US, Ferrous Fumarate (ferrous fumarate systemic) is a member of the drug class iron products and is used to treat Anemia Associated with Chronic Renal Failure, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency and Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation during Pregnancy/Lactation.

US matches:

• Ferrous Fumarate


• Ferrous Fumarate Chewable Tablets


• Ferrous Fumarate Controlled-Release Tablets


• Ferrous Fumarate Suspension


• Ferrous Fumarate/Docusate


• Ferrous Fumarate/Docusate Controlled-Release Tablets


• Ferrous Fumarate/Folic Acid


• Ferrous Fumarate/Folic Acid/B Complex/Vitamin C/Minerals


• Ferrous Fumarate/Folic Acid/Sodium Docusate


• Ferrous Fumarate/Polysaccharide Iron Complex/Folic Acid/Vitamin B Complex/Vitamin C/Biotin


• Ferrous Fumarate/Polysaccharide Iron Complex/Folic Acid/Vitamin C/Vitamin B3


• Ferrous Fumarate/Polysaccharide Iron Complex/Vitamin C/Vitamin B3


• Ferrous Fumarate/Vitamin C


• Ferrous fumarate and folic acid


• Ferrous fumarate and iron polysaccharide


• Ferrous fumarate, folic acid, and iron polysaccharide

Scheme

USP

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B03AA02,B03AD02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000141-01-5

Chemical Formula

C4-H2-Fe-O4

Molecular Weight

169

Therapeutic Category

Antianemic agent, treatment of iron deficiency

Chemical Name

2-Butenedioic acid (E)-, iron(²+) salt (1:1)

Foreign Names

• Ferrosi fumaras (Latin)
• Eisen(II) fumarat (German)
• Ferreux (fumarate) (French)
• Ferroso fumarato (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Eisen(II)-fumarat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ferreux (fumarate) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ferrosi fumaras (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ferrous Fumarate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Duofer (Ferrous Fumarate and Ferrous Gluconate, Ascorbic Acid)
  Andreabal, Switzerland



• Feostat
  Forest, United States



• Ferol
  Ronava, Venezuela



• Ferraton
  H.G., Ecuador



• Ferretab
  Lannacher, Slovakia



• Ferretab (Ferrous Fumarate and Ascorbic acid)
  Lannacher, Austria



• Ferro
  AFT, New Zealand



• Ferrobet
  Montavit, Austria



• Ferrofumaraat Actavis
  Actavis, Netherlands



• Ferrofumaraat Cf
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Ferrofumaraat Katwijk
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Ferrofumaraat Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Ferrofumaraat PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Ferrofumaraat ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Ferrofumaraat Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Ferronat
  Ivax, Bulgaria; Ivax, Czech Republic; Ivax, Romania



• Ferrous Fumarate
  CMC, United States; Remedica, Cyprus



• Ferrum Hausmann
  Therabel, Luxembourg; Vifor, Romania; ViforInternational, Switzerland



• Ferrum Hausmann Retard
  Vifor, Germany



• Ferrum
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Fersaday
  Allphar, Ireland; Goldshield, United Kingdom



• Fersamal
  Goldshield, Bahrain; Goldshield, United Kingdom



• Ferval
  Valdecasas, Mexico



• Folex
  Pharmateam, Israel



• Foliferron (Ferrous Fumarate and Folic Acid)
  Teofarma, Spain



• Fumafer
  ADWYA, Tunisia; Labaz Laboratories, Ethiopia; Sanofi-Aventis, Bahrain; Sanofi-Aventis, Egypt; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, Kuwait; Sanofi-Aventis, Lebanon; Sanofi-Aventis, Qatar; Sanofi-Aventis, Saudi Arabia; Sanofi-Synthelabo, United Arab Emirates; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Cyprus; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Jordan



• Galfer
  Thornton & Ross, United Kingdom; Thornton & Ross, Georgia; Thornton & Ross, Ireland



• Galfer (Ferrous Fumarate and Folic Acid)
  Thornton & Ross, Ireland



• Gestiferrol (Ferrous Fumarate and Folic Acid)
  Kela, Belgium



• Heferol
  Alkaloid, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Alkaloid, Croatia (Hrvatska); Alkaloid, Serbia



• Hemocyte
  US Pharmaceutical, United States



• Hemoferrol
  Sintesina, Argentina



• Hierro Lafedar
  Lafedar, Argentina



• Ircon
  Kenwood, United States



• Lufer (Ferrous Fumarate and Ferrous Gluconate, Ascorbic Acid)
  Drossapharm, Switzerland



• Nephro-Fer
  R & D, United States



• Nycoplus Neo-Fer
  Nycomed, Norway



• Palafer
  GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Canada



• Pharma Ferrum
  Terapia, Romania



• Pregaday (Ferrous Fumarate and Folic Acid)
  UCB Pharma, United Kingdom



• Pregamal (Ferrous Fumarate and Folic Acid)
  GlaxoSmithKline, South Africa



• Rulofer N
  Lomapharm, Germany

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