Ferrous Calcium Citrate

Global Calcium is one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of Ferrous Calcium Citrate CAS no. 7600-56-8, Mineral Actives . We support the customers with exhaustive documentation. As a USDMF & EU-GMP certified global company and an established hallmark for pharmaceutical standards, Global Calcium has stood the test of time since its inception in 1979.

As manufacturer of Ferrous Calcium Citrate we hereby state the following facts about the drug:

Ferrous calcium citrate is an iron-containing salt, usually an oral iron preparation, and used in pregnancy anemia, hematinic.

Mechanism of action:

Ferrous calcium citrate exerts haematinic action by being an essential constituent of hemoglobin. It is necessary for the oxidative process of living tissues.

Pharmacokinetics:

Absorption: Ferrous calcium citrate is absorbed orally in the ferrous form and poorly absorbed in healthy individuals (about 10%) but in patients suffering from iron deficiency anemia up to 60% dose is absorbed

Distribution: Transported in a transferrin bound form into bone marrow for incorporation into hemoglobin

Metabolism: Iron liberated by the destruction of hemoglobin is reused by the body

Excretion: The excretion of iron is minimal. Loss usually occurs in nails, feces, urine, hair, sweat, and bile

Indications for ferrous calcium citrate:

• Iron deficiency anemia for women at puberty
• Menstruation
• Menopause
• Pregnancy
• Breast-feeding
• A study to compare the efficacy of ferrous calcium citrate with ferrous ascorbate on hemoglobin levels in anemic pregnant women revealed that ferrous calcium citrate results in a better increase in hemoglobin levels and a lesser proportion of side effects in contrast to ferrous ascorbate.

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