Ferrous Succinate

Scheme

BP

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B03AA06

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0010030-90-7

Chemical Formula

C4-H4-Fe-O4

Molecular Weight

171

Therapeutic Category

Antianemic agent, treatment of iron deficiency

Chemical Name

Butanedioic acid, iron(²+) salt

Foreign Names

• Ferrum succinicum (Latin)
• Eisen(II)-succinat (German)

Generic Names

• Ferrosuccinate (IS)
• Ferrous succinate (PH: BP 1993, BP 1993)

Brand Names

• Ferplex Fol
  Bilim, Turkey



• Ferplex
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey; Bagó, Ecuador; Italfarmaco, Spain; Italfarmaco, Romania



• Ferrlecit
  Sanofi-Aventis, Germany



• Ferrocur
  Effik, Spain



• Fervit
  Vitoria, Portugal



• Fetrival
  Almirall, Portugal



• Fisiofer
  Labomed, Chile



• Lactoferrina
  Chiesi, Spain



• Legofer
  Alkaloid, Bulgaria; Alkaloid, Croatia (Hrvatska); Alkaloid, Serbia; Elpen, Greece; ITF, Chile; ITF, Portugal

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Glossary

BP	British Pharmacopoeia
IS	Inofficial Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name

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