Chemicals and Drugs

Ferric Compounds

Inorganic or organic compounds containing trivalent iron.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Inorganic or organic compounds containing trivalent iron.

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Compounds, Ferric

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

= iron(III) or Fe(III), as Fe2O3, FeCl3; iron(II) or Fe(II) = FERROUS COMPOUNDS

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History Note

87(75); was see under IRON 1975-86; FERRIC AND FERROUS COMPOUNDS was see under IRON 1963-74

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Previous Indexing

  • Iron (1966-1974)

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  1. D01w.490w.100

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ferric Compounds. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005290. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005290
  2. Ferric Compounds. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75007385