Ferrous Oxalate

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000516-03-0

Chemical Formula

C2-Fe-O4

Molecular Weight

143

Therapeutic Category

Antianemic agent, treatment of iron deficiency

Chemical Names

Ethanedioic acid, iron(2+) salt (1:1)

Iron, (ethanedioato(2-)-kappaO1,kappaO2)-

Oxalic acid, iron(2+) salt (1:1)

Foreign Names

• Ferrum Oxalicum Oxydulatum (Latin)
• Eisenoxalat (German)
• Ferroso oxalato (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ferrox (IS)
• Iron Protoxalate (IS)

Brand Names

• Disulone (Ferrous Oxalate and Dapsone)
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Dextrifer
  Intermed, Greece



• Disulone (Ferrous Oxalate and Dapsone)
  Aventis, Slovakia

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IS	Inofficial Synonym

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