| abstract |
REFERS TO A COMPOUND HYDRATE OF CARBON AND IRON CHARACTERIZED BY THE FRACTION OF IRON (II) IN RELATION TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF IRON IN THE COMPLEX COMPOUND IS AT LEAST 2% BY WEIGHT, OF WHICH ARE PRESENT IN THE FORM OF IRON (II) PREFERABLY FROM 3 TO 50% BY WEIGHT; FROM 10 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF ONE OR SEVERAL CARBON HYDRATES, THE REST: OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN IN LINKED FORM AND EVENTUALLY OTHER ELEMENTS. THE AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT IS 10 TO 80 kDa., AND THE CARBON HYDRATE IS CONSTITUTED BY NATURAL HYDRATES OR SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES, THE HYDROLIZED STARCH BEING SELECTED. IT ALSO REFERS TO A PREPARATION PROCEDURE AND A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, BEING USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF SIDEROPRIVE ANEMIA |