This brand name is authorized in Israel, Turkey
The drug FOLEX contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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Ferrous fumarate
UNII R5L488RY0Q - FERROUS FUMARATE
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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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Folic acid
UNII 935E97BOY8 - FOLIC ACID
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Folic acid is a member of the vitamin B group which is reduced in the body to tetrahydrofolate, a co-enzyme active in several metabolic processes and produces a haemopoietic response in nutritional megaloblastic anaemias. Folic acid is rapidly absorbed and widely distributed in body tissues. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| B03AD02 | Ferrous fumarate and folic acid | B Blood and blood forming organs → B03 Antianemic preparations → B03A Iron preparations → B03AD Iron in combination with folic acid |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: IL | מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת | Identifier(s): 5210 |
| Country: TR | İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu | Identifier(s): 8699543120058, 8699543120065 |
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