B03AA Iron bivalent, oral antianemic preparations
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for anaemia, e.g. iron
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 13 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 8 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 4 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.
- B Blood and blood forming organ drugs 1,013 medicines
- B03 Antianemic preparations 152 medicines
- B03A Iron antianemic preparations 29 medicines
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B03AA Iron bivalent, oral antianemic preparations 13 medicines
- B03AA02 ferrous fumarate 4 medicines
- B03AA03 ferrous gluconate 4 medicines
- B03AA07 ferrous sulfate 5 medicines
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B03AA Iron bivalent, oral antianemic preparations 13 medicines
- B03A Iron antianemic preparations 29 medicines
- B03 Antianemic preparations 152 medicines
9 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Ferrous fumarate 4 medicines
- Ferrous gluconate 4 medicines
- Ferrous sulfate 4 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Ferranate 300 mg tablets, Ferrous Gluconate 300 mg tablets SPC (B03AA03 ferrous gluconate) | 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) |
| Ironorm drops SPC (B03AA07 ferrous sulfate) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- B03AB Iron trivalent, oral antianemic preparations 2 medicines
- B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations 7 medicines
- B03AD Iron in combination with folic acid 2 medicines
- B03AE Iron in other combinations 3 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: B03AA Perorální přípravky obsahující dvojmocné železo
- French: B03AA fer bivalent, préparations orales
- German: B03AA Eisen zweiwertig, orale Zubereitungen
- Spanish: B03AA Hierro bivalente oral (antianemicos)
- German: B03AA Eisen zweiwertig, orale Zubereitungen
- Italian: B03AA FERRO BIVALENTE, PREPARATI ORALI
- Polish: B03AA Preparaty doustne zawierające żelazo żelazawe
- Turkish: B03AA Demir bivalan, oral antianemik müstahzarlar
- Portuguese (Brazil): B03AA Fármacos orais com ferro bivalente
- Slovak: B03AA Perorálne lieky s dvojmocným železom
- German (Switzerland): B03AA Eisen zweiwertig, orale Zubereitungen
- French (Switzerland): B03AA Fer bivalent, préparations orales
- Italian (Switzerland): B03AA Ferro bivalente, preparati orali
- Dutch: B03AA IJzer, tweewaardig, orale middelen bij anemie
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 B03AA
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