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ferrous fumarate/FA/iron polysaccharide
Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources
What is ferrous fumarate/FA/iron polysaccharide?
Generic Name: ferrous fumarate/FA/iron polysaccharide
Other Brand Names:
Tandem F
This medication contains two different types of iron. You normally get iron from the
foods you eat. In your body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin (HEEM o glo bin) and
myoglobin (MY o glo bin). Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues and
organs. Myoglobin helps your muscle cells store oxygen.
Folic acid helps your body produce and maintain new cells, and also helps prevent
changes to DNA that may lead to cancer.
Ferrous fumarate, folic acid, and iron polysaccharide is used to treat iron deficiency
anemia (a lack of red blood cells caused by having too little iron in the body).
Ferrous fumarate, folic acid, and iron polysaccharide may also be used for purposes other
than those listed in this medication guide.
