Iron

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Iron deficiency either due to chronic blood loss or poor absorption.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Iron intolerance.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

History peptic ulcer, severe renal failure. Iron and tetracycline bind together leading to impairment of absorption.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

GI upset, black stools, abdominal discomfort or pain by oral therapy.

Drug Category/Class

  • Antioxidants
  • Vitamins
  • Trace Elements
  • Anti-anemic Agents
  • Iron Preparations
  • Supplements
  • Blood and Blood Forming Organs
  • Antianemic Preparations
  • Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
  • Multivitamins With Minerals
  • Iron Bivalent, Oral Preparations
  • Multivitamins with minerals
  • Iron bivalent, oral preparations
  • Iron in combination with folic acid
  • Iron in other combinations
Prescribed Used in preventing and treating iron-deficiency anemia.
Weight :55.845
Structure Iron
Generic Drug Iron prescribed Used in preventing and treating iron-deficiency anemia.
Formula

Fe

Iron has 24 Brands listed


Ansurose (Inj) (100 mg)Ansurose (Inj) (50 mg)
Biofer (100 ml)Biofer Syr (200 ml)
Cromofer (Inj)Efecient (Inj)
Faa S (Inj)Fegem (150 ml)
Feritin (15 ml)Feritin (150 ml)
Ferium (15 ml)Feron (Inj)
Feron H (Inj)Fetose (15 ml)
Irovir (Inj)Irovir I (Inj)
Nexiron (Inj)Redbury (Inj)
Sanfer XTSucrofer (Inj)
Suez (Inj)Tisfer (150 ml)
Trufer (150 ml)Zemcifer (Inj)

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