Ferrous fumarate

Chemical formula: C₄H₂FeO₄ Molecular mass: 169.901 g/mol PubChem compound: 6433164

Active ingredient description

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.

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
B03AA02	Ferrous fumarate	B Blood and blood forming organs → B03 Antianemic preparations → B03A Iron preparations → B03AA Iron bivalent, oral preparations
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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
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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
FERROUS FUMARATE Film-coated tablet	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines

Ferrous fumarate is an active ingredient of these brands:

Austria (AT)

(combination) FERRETAB COMP. as Iron(II) fumarate
(combination) FERRETAB COMP. VITAMIN C as Iron(II) fumarate

Croatia (HR)

HEFEROL

Cyprus (CY)

(combination) FOLIRON as IRON

Ecuador (EC)

FERRATON
(combination) ANEMIDOX
(combination) LEO-FEMENAL
(combination) NATAL MEGAVIT
(combination) SEFTAB F

Estonia (EE)

(combination) ELEVIT
(combination) FERCELAN as Iron(II) fumarate
(combination) FERRETAB COMP. as Iron(II) fumarate

France (FR)

FUMAFER

Germany (DE)

RULOFER N as Iron(II) fumarate

Hong Kong (HK)

(combination) FEROFORT

Ireland (IE)

GALFER

Israel (IL)

(combination) FOLEX
(combination) FOROL

Lithuania (LT)

(combination) FERCELAN as Iron(II) fumarate
(combination) FERRETAB COMP. as Iron(II) fumarate

Malta (MT)

(combination) FOLIRON as IRON

Mexico (MX)

FERVAL
(combination) DIALELI AF
(combination) FERROTEMP

New Zealand (NZ)

(combination) ELEVIT
(combination) ELEVIT WITH IODINE

Nigeria (NG)

(combination) CIKAFERON
(combination) GLORON
(combination) MAXIRON
(combination) MICROGYNON FE

Romania (RO)

(combination) FERRETAB COMP. as Iron(II) fumarate

Spain (ES)

(combination) FOLIFERRON
(combination) LUNAFEM

Tunisia (TN)

FUMAFER

Turkey (TR)

FERAMAT
(combination) ELEVIT
(combination) FOLEX
(combination) IROZINC

United Kingdom (UK)

GALFER
(combination) PREGADAY

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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