Drugs / Iron Sulfate
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Iron Sulfate

Small molecule

Developed for
anemia · iron deficiency anemia · disorder of iron metabolism and transport · Crohn disease · deficiency anemia · diarrheal disease · disruptive behavior disorder · heavy metal poisoning
+11 more · inflammatory bowel disease · neural tube defect · perceptual disorders · pneumonia · symptomatic heart failure · visceral leishmaniasis · anemia of prematurity · chemotherapy-induced toxicity · fibromyalgia · ulcerative colitis · vulvovaginal candidiasis
Investigated by
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh · AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI) · Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional · Akzo Nobel · American University of Beirut Medical Center
+30 more · Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Annamalai University · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh · Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · Cairo University · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Emory University · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · Hippocration General Hospital · Hospital Clinic of Barcelona · Jerring Foundation, Sweden · Jinling Hospital, China · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Kenya Medical Research Institute · Loma Linda University · Ministry of Health, China · Nagasaki University · Oskar Foundation · Padjadjaran University · Regione Piemonte · Rennes University Hospital · Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS) · Umeå University · Unilever Food and Health Research Institute, The Netherlands · United States Agency for International Development (USAID) · University Hospital, Geneva · University of Turin, Italy · Wageningen University · World Health Organization

Trials 23

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT02957643 Nov 2016 → Sep 2017 deficiency anemia Hippocration General Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 24 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 2 NCT02908581 Jun 2016 → Apr 2017 heavy metal poisoning Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01949467 Feb 2014 → Dec 2017 hemochromatosis type 4 Rennes University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00964496 Nov 2004 → Nov 2007 angiodysplasia, gastric antral vascular ectasia Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Completed Met primary
Phase 2 NCT00386074 May → Dec 2004 anemia Wageningen University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 36 trials · 1 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 3 NCT04691843 Feb 2021 → Aug 2024 iron deficiency anemia Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02631980 Oct 2015 → Oct 2016 anemia University Hospital, Geneva Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00255437 Jun 2004 → Nov 2006 anemia AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00255424 May 2004 → Aug 2006 anemia AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT00255385 Apr 2002 → Apr 2004 diarrheal disease, pneumonia Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Completed Mixed
Phase 3 NCT00109551 Oct 2001 → Jan 2006 — Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Completed Missed primary
Phase 44 trials
Phase 4 NCT06550362 Dec 2026 → May 2027 expected iron deficiency anemia Loma Linda University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06427200 Jul 2024 → Jul 2027 expected symptomatic heart failure Cairo University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02774057 Mar 2016 → Jul 2017 inflammatory bowel disease, iron deficiency anemia American University of Beirut Medical Center Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00558454 Mar 2004 → Jun 2008 anemia, disorder of iron metabolism and transport, disruptive behavior disorder, perceptual disorders Umeå University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable8 trials
— NCT06875947 May 2025 → Apr 2026 overdue iron deficiency anemia, pregnancy disorder Padjadjaran University Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
— NCT03073590 Jan 2016 → Jun 2017 anemia International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT01823029 Nov 2012 → Jul 2013 Crohn disease Jinling Hospital, China Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT01069198 Oct 2009 → Oct 2010 visceral leishmaniasis International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00394862 Jan → Jun 2006 neural tube defect Emory University Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT01507792 Jan 2002 → Jan 2011 bronchial disorder, disorder of iron metabolism and transport, laryngeal disorder University of Turin, Italy Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00284700 Dec 1997 → May 2001 Helicobacter pylori infectious disease, iron deficiency anemia International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00497471 Feb 1995 → Jul 1999 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, iron deficiency anemia Hospital Clinic of Barcelona Terminated No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy25 trials
Phase 0 NCT07577817 Background Jun → Oct 2026 expected anemia, chronic kidney disease, disorder of iron metabolism and transport Cajal Therapeutics Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02564796 Comparator Nov 2016 → Jun 2020 anemia, congenital heart disease University of California, San Diego Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01490944 Background Jan → Nov 2012 anemia Indian Council of Medical Research Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04464850 Comparator Jul 2020 → Jan 2021 iron deficiency anemia Chiang Mai University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04189367 Background Jun 2020 → Jul 2022 burning mouth syndrome Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 16 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 52 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as iron sulfate “Patients were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to either intravenous iron isomaltoside or oral iron sulfate.” PMID 26927900 ↗ Apr 2016
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“Iron Sulfate will be given in liquid form via nasal or oral gastric tube with feeds.” NCT04497012 ↗

NCT02487719 ↗

NCT04691843 ↗

NCT06550362 ↗

NCT02949765 ↗

NCT02774057 ↗

NCT05678647 ↗

Known as Electrolytic Iron ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00386074 ↗
Known as Ferrous fumarate component of lo minastrin fe ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1200640 ↗
Known as Ferrous fumarate component of minastrin 24 fe ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1200640 ↗
Known as Ferrous fumarate component of norquest fe ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1200640 ↗
Known as ferrum metallicum ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00895453 ↗
Known as Fersaday ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1200640 ↗
Known as Fersamal ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1200640 ↗
Known as Fumafer “All patients will receive a tablet of 66mg of iron, in the form of iron fumarate (Fumafer®) with 50 ml water.” NCT01949467 ↗
Known as Iron “the intervention will consist of the twice weekly provision of iron/folate supplements to female workers, and the enhanced BCC program, as described above.” NCT03073590 ↗
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“Nutritional supplement: vitamin B12, folic acid, iron, zinc, vitamin B complex depending on the hematic deficiency, for 12 weeks” NCT04189367 ↗

“80.000 UI of Human Recombinant Erythropoietin and intravenous iron at time of arrival at the hospital” NCT01265680 ↗

“different levels of folic acid, Vitamin B12, iron and zinc” NCT00394862 ↗

“iron 30 mg” NCT07758335 ↗

NCT04497012 ↗

NCT00755755 ↗

NCT00255437 ↗

NCT06427200 ↗

NCT01490944 ↗

NCT00558454 ↗

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Known as iron (II)fumarate “176 healthy male and female blood donors with iron deficiency (ferritin ≤30 ng/mL) were randomized to either a single dose of IV ferric carboxymaltose (1000 mg, n = 86) or oral...” PMID 30981629 ↗ Mar 2019
Known as iron fumarate “1 tablet, three times a day, of iron fumarate will be prescribed for 24 weeks of study period.” NCT04464850 ↗
2

“oral iron supplementation (10 g iron fumarate, 100 capsules, n = 90).” PMID 32380660 ↗ May 2020

NCT01949467 ↗

Known as Iron Sulphate “Patients will receive iron sulphate, 500 mg, BID, plus orange juice, for 6 weeks.” NCT01414374 ↗
5

“Iron Sulphate 150 mg once daily” NCT03542825 ↗

NCT01017614 ↗

NCT01507792 ↗

NCT01145638 ↗

NCT01102413 ↗

Modality Other / unclassified “micronutrients (especially of zinc and iron)” PMID 20730057 ↗ Aug 2010
Modality Small molecule — CHEMBL1200640 ↗
Route Oral “children consuming MN milk” PMID 20730057 ↗ Aug 2010