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Iron-Dextran Complex MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Iron-Dextran Complex
Tree Number(s)
D02.257.157
D09.698.365.272.400
Unique ID
D007505
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007505
Scope Note
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)
Entry Term(s)
Dexferrum
Dextran-Iron Complex
Dextrofer
Feosol
Ferridextran
Hematran
Icar
Imfergen
Imferon
Imperon
Imposil
InFed
Norferan
Pharm Action
Hematinics
Registry Numbers
9004-66-4
0
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2019/07/05
Iron-Dextran Complex Preferred
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