Ferrous Sulfate
This widely used oral iron supplement replaces iron lost through blood loss, poor diet, or chronic illness such as kidney disease or heart failure. Ferrous sulfate is one of the most common and cost-effective treatments for iron deficiency anemia.
Masse moléculaire
151,9100 g/mol
TPSA
88,60 Ų
Aires thérapeutiques
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Structure 2D
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SMILES
[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Fe+2]
InChI
InChI=1S/Fe.H2O4S/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q+2;/p-2
Molecular Formula
FeO4S
HBD / HBA
- / 4
Liaisons Rotatives
0
Atomes Lourds
6
No targets recorded
Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.
No interactions recorded
Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.
No side effects recorded
Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.
Foire aux questions
This widely used oral iron supplement replaces iron lost through blood loss, poor diet, or chronic illness such as kidney disease or heart failure. Ferrous sulfate is one of the most common and cost-effective treatments for iron deficiency anemia.
Yes, Ferrous Sulfate is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL1200830. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 24393. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-04.
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