Iron Sorbitex

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0014885-29-1

Chemical Formula

C7-H11-N3-O2

Molecular Weight

169

Therapeutic Category

Antianemic agent

Chemical Names

A sterile, colloidal solution of a complex of trivalent iron, sorbitol, and citric acid, stabilized with dextrin and sorbitol (USAN)

D-Glucitol, iron salt, mixt. with 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid iron salt

Foreign Names

• Ipronidazolum (Latin)
• Ipronidazol (German)
• Ipronidazole (French)
• Ipronidazol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Iron Sorbitex (OS: USAN)
• Iron Sorbitex Injection (PH: USP 32)
• Iron Sorbitol Injection (PH: BP 1999)

Brand Names

• Jectocos
  CFL, India



• Jectofer
  AstraZeneca, United Arab Emirates; AstraZeneca, Bahrain; AstraZeneca, Cyprus; AstraZeneca, Egypt; AstraZeneca, Iraq; AstraZeneca, Jordan; AstraZeneca, Kuwait; AstraZeneca, Lebanon; AstraZeneca, Libya; AstraZeneca, Qatar; AstraZeneca, Saudi Arabia; AstraZeneca, Syria; AstraZeneca, Yemen



• Yectafer
  AstraZeneca, Argentina

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OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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