Iron-Dextran Complex

Synonyms

Dexferrum

Dextran Iron Complex

Dextran-Iron Complex

Dextrofer

Feosol

Ferridextran

Hematran

Icar

Imfergen

Imferon

Imperon

Imposil

InFed

Iron Dextran Complex

Norferan

A complex of ferric oxyhydroxide with dextrans of 5000 to 7000 daltons in a viscous solution containing 50 mg/ml of iron. It is supplied as a parenteral preparation and is used as a hematinic. (Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1292)