Jectofer Injection

Iron-sorbitol-citric acid complex
300mg/ml (Fe 50mg/ml)
ASTRA PHARMACEUTICALS
Pack size 2ml Ampoule x 50
Dispensing mode POM
Source SWEDEN
AgentALPHAMED CO. (AUH) LTD.
Retail Price 183.50 AED

Indications

Jectofer Injection is used for: IRON Used in preventing and treating iron-deficiency anemia. FOLIC ACID For treatment of folic acid deficiency, megaloblastic anemia and in anemias of nutritional supplements, pregnancy, infancy, or childhood.

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Pregnancy-Lactation

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Adverse Effects

Side effects of Iron-sorbitol-citric acid complex :

Mechanism of Action

IRON Iron is necessary for the production of hemoglobin. Iron-deficiency can lead to decreased production of hemoglobin and a microcytic, hypochromic anemia. FOLIC ACID Folic acid, as it is biochemically inactive, is converted to tetrahydrofolic acid and methyltetrahydrofolate by dihydrofolate reductase. These folic acid congeners are transported across cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis where they are needed to maintain normal erythropoiesis, synthesize purine and thymidylate nucleic acids, interconvert amino acids, methylate tRNA, and generate and use formate. Using vitamin B12 as a cofactor, folic acid can normalize high homocysteine levels by remethylation of homocysteine to methionine via methionine synthetase.

Note

Jectofer 300mg/ml (Fe 50mg/ml) Injection manufactured by ASTRA PHARMACEUTICALS. Its generic name is Iron-sorbitol-citric acid complex. Jectofer is availble in United Arab Emirates. Farmaco UAE drug index information on Jectofer Injection is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.

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