INTEROFER 100MG/5ML 5 AMP FOR I.V. INJ

DESCRIPTION A METALLIC ELEMENT FOUND IN CERTAIN MINERALS IN NEARLY ALL SOILS AND IN MINERAL WATERS. IT IS AN ESSENTIAL CONSTITUENT OF HEMOGLOBIN CYTOCHROME AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF RESPIRATORY ENZYME SYSTEMS. ITS CHIEF FUNCTIONS ARE IN THE TRANSPORT OF OXYGEN TO TISSUE (HEMOGLOBIN) AND IN CELLULAR OXIDATION MECHANISMS. DEPLETION OF IRON STORES MAY RESULT IN IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA. IRON IS USED TO BUILD UP THE BLOOD IN ANEMIA. INDICATION USED IN PREVENTING AND TREATING IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA. MECHANISM OF ACTION IRON IS NECESSARY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HEMOGLOBIN. IRON-DEFICIENCY CAN LEAD TO DECREASED PRODUCTION OF HEMOGLOBIN AND A MICROCYTIC HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA.