B03AC Iron, parenteral 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 7 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 4 prescription only (POM)
Place in the ATC classification
- B Blood and blood forming organ drugs 1,013 medicines
- B03 Antianemic preparations 152 medicines
- B03A Iron antianemic preparations 29 medicines
- B03AC Iron, parenteral antianemic preparations 7 medicines
- B03A Iron antianemic preparations 29 medicines
- B03 Antianemic preparations 152 medicines
Active substances in the group
- Ferric carboxymaltose 3 medicines
- Ferric derisomaltose 1 medicine
- Iron dextran 1 medicine
- Iron sucrose 2 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Cosmofer 50 mg/ml solution for injection and for infusion SPC | – |
| Diafer 50 mg / ml solution for injection SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Ferinject 50 mg Iron/ml solution for injection/infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Feristark 50 mg Iron/ml Dispersion for injection/infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Iron Sucrose 20 mg Iron/ml solution for injection /infusion SPC | – |
| Molcava 50 mg Iron/ml Dispersion for injection/infusion SPC | – |
| Venofer 20 mg / ml soln for inj or conc. for soln for infusion SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
Other groups of the same level
- B03AA Iron bivalent, oral antianemic preparations 13 medicines
- B03AB Iron trivalent, oral antianemic preparations 2 medicines
- B03AD Iron in combination with folic acid 2 medicines
- B03AE Iron in other combinations 3 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: B03AC Železo, parenterální přípravky
- French: B03AC fer trivalent, préparations parentérales
- German: B03AC Eisen, parenterale Zubereitungen
- German: B03AC Eisen, parenterale Zubereitungen
- Italian: B03AC FERRISACCARATO
- Polish: B03AC ŻELAZO, PREPARATY RODZICIELSKIE
- Turkish: B03AC Demir, parenteral antianemik müstahzarlar
- Portuguese (Brazil): B03AC Fármacos parentéricos com ferro
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 B03AC
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