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B03A Iron antianemic preparations

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for anaemia, e.g. iron

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 29 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. B Blood and blood forming organ drugs 1,013 medicines
    1. B03 Antianemic preparations 152 medicines
      1. B03A Iron antianemic preparations 29 medicines
        1. B03AA Iron bivalent, oral antianemic preparations 13 medicines
        2. B03AB Iron trivalent, oral antianemic preparations 2 medicines
        3. B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations 7 medicines
        4. B03AD Iron in combination with folic acid 2 medicines
        5. B03AE Iron in other combinations 3 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Cosmofer 50 mg/ml solution for injection and for infusion SPC (B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations) –
Diafer 50 mg / ml solution for injection SPC (B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations) Prescription only (POM)
Fefol Spansule capsules SPC (B03AD03 ferrous sulfate) –
Feraccru 30 mg hard capsules SPC (B03AB Iron trivalent, oral antianemic preparations) Prescription only (POM)
Ferinject 50 mg Iron/ml solution for injection/infusion SPC (B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations) Prescription only (POM)
Feristark 50 mg Iron/ml Dispersion for injection/infusion SPC (B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations) Prescription only (POM)
Ferranate 300 mg tablets, Ferrous Gluconate 300 mg tablets SPC (B03AA03 ferrous gluconate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Ferrograd C tablets SPC (B03AE10 Iron in various other combinations) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Ferrograd tablets SPC (B03AE10 Iron in various other combinations) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Ferrous Fumarate 210 mg tablets SPC (B03AA02 ferrous fumarate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Ferrous Gluconate 300 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (B03AA03 ferrous gluconate) –
Ferrous Gluconate 300 mg tablets BP SPC no longer supplied (B03AA03 ferrous gluconate) –
Ferrous Gluconate tablets BP 300 mg SPC (B03AA03 ferrous gluconate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Ferrous Sulfate 200 mg coated tablets SPC (B03AA07 ferrous sulfate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Ferrous Sulfate 200 mg film-coated tablets SPC (B03AA07 ferrous sulfate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Ferrous Sulfate 200 mg tablets SPC (B03AA07 ferrous sulfate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Ferrous Sulfate tablets BP 200 mg SPC (B03AA07 ferrous sulfate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Fersaday 322 mg tablets, Ferrous Fumarate 322 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (B03AA02 ferrous fumarate) –
Fersamal 140 mg / 5 ml syrup, Ferrous Fumarate 140 mg / 5 ml syrup no longer supplied (B03AA02 ferrous fumarate) –
Fersamal 210 mg tablets, Ferrous Fumarate 210 mg tablets (B03AA02 ferrous fumarate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Galfer FA capsules SPC no longer supplied (B03AD02 ferrous fumarate) –
Iron Sucrose 20 mg Iron/ml solution for injection /infusion SPC (B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations) –
Ironorm capsules SPC (B03AE02 iron, multivitamins and folic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Ironorm drops SPC (B03AA07 ferrous sulfate) –
Molcava 50 mg Iron/ml Dispersion for injection/infusion SPC (B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations) –
Niferex elixir SPC –
Sodium Feredetate 190 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC –
Sytron 27.5 mg Iron per 5 ml oral solution SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Venofer 20 mg / ml soln for inj or conc. for soln for infusion SPC (B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations) Prescription only (POM)

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group B03A

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