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)