SANFER (2.5 ml)

Ferric Hydroxide In Complex With Sucrose Eqv To Elemental Iron 20 mg Injection

Sanfer consists of ferrous ascorbate and folic acid. Ferrous ascorbate is a synthetic molecule of iron and ascorbic acid. Ferrous ascorbate is used as a source of iron deficiency anemia with molecular formula of C₁₂H₁₃FeO₂ and molecular weight of 406.1.

Folic acid, N-(p(((2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-pteridinyl)-methyl)amino)benzoyl) glutamic acid, is a complex organic compound present in liver, yeast and other substances, and which may be prepared synthetically with molecular formula of C₁₉H₁₉N₇O₆ and molecular weight of 441.4.

Dosage

Prophylactic: 1 unit od. Therapeutic: 1 unit bid.

Side effects

A side effect of any drug can be defined as the unwanted or undesired effect produced by the drug. The side effect can be major or in few medications minor that can be ignored. Side effects not only vary from drug to drug, but it also depends on the dose of the drug, the individual sensitivity of the person, brand or company which manufactures it.

Ferrous ascorbate was found to be effective, safe and well-tolerated in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia. Diarrhoea may occur in children which disappear within few days. Allergic sensitization may occur with folic acid. Other reported side effects with folic acid are anorexia, nausea, bitter/bad taste, irritability, confusion and altered sleep pattern.

Drug interaction

The action of the drug on the human body is called Pharmacodynamics in Medical terminology. To produce its effect and to change the pathological process that is happening the body and to reduce the symptom or cure the disease, the medicine has to function in a specific way. The changes it does to the body at cellular level gives the desired result of treating a disease. Drugs act by stimulating or inhibiting a receptor or an enzyme or a protein most of the times. Medications are produced in such a way that the ingredients target the specific site and bring about chemical changes in the body that can stop or reverse the chemical reaction which is causing the disease.