Iron in Iron (II) glutarate
Routes Of administration:
Chemical Substance - Iron
NHPID name:
Iron
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- Achyranthes japonica ( Parts: Root )
- Actaea racemosa ( Parts: Root )
- Agathosma betulina ( Parts: Leaf )
- Alisma plantago-aquatica ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Allium ampeloprasum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Allium cepa ( Parts: Bulb )
- Allium cepa ( Parts: Leaf )
- Allium cepa ( Parts: Seed )
- Allium sativum ( Parts: Bulb )
- Allium sativum ( Parts: Flower )
- Allium sativum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Allium sativum ( Parts: Shoot )
- Aloe vera ( Parts: Leaf )
- Althaea officinalis ( Parts: Root )
- Ananas comosus var. comosus ( Parts: Fruit )
- Anemarrhena asphodeloides ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Anethum graveolens ( Parts: Fruit )
- Anethum graveolens ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Angelica sinensis ( Parts: Root )
- Apis mellifera ( Parts: Honey )
- Apium graveolens var. dulce ( Parts: Leaf stalk )
- Apium graveolens var. dulce ( Parts: Root )
- Apium graveolens var. dulce ( Parts: Seed )
- Arachis hypogaea ( Parts: Leaf )
- Arachis hypogaea ( Parts: Seed )
- Arctium lappa ( Parts: Root )
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ( Parts: Leaf )
- Areca catechu ( Parts: Seed )
- Areca catechu ( Parts: Shoot )
- Armoracia rusticana ( Parts: Root )
- Artemisia capillaris ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Artemisia vulgaris ( Parts: Leaf )
- Artemisia vulgaris ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Asparagus officinalis ( Parts: Shoot )
- Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae ( Parts: Whole )
- Astragalus membranaceus ( Parts: Root )
- Atractylodes lancea ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Auxenochlorella pyrenoidosa ( Parts: Broken cell )
- Avena sativa ( Parts: Seed )
- Avena sativa ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Berberis vulgaris ( Parts: Root )
- Bergera koenigii ( Parts: Leaf )
- Beta vulgaris ( Parts: Leaf )
- Beta vulgaris ( Parts: Root )
- Borago officinalis ( Parts: Leaf )
- Bos taurus ( Parts: Liver )
- Bos taurus ( Parts: Milk )
- Bos taurus ( Parts: Spleen )
- Bos taurus ( Parts: Thyroid gland (hormone-free) )
- Brassica juncea ( Parts: Leaf )
- Brassica nigra ( Parts: Leaf )
- Brassica oleracea var. botrytis ( Parts: Flower )
- Brassica oleracea var. botrytis ( Parts: Leaf )
- Brassica oleracea var. capitata ( Parts: Leaf )
- Camellia sinensis ( Parts: Leaf )
- Cannabis sativa ( Parts: Non-viable seed )
- Capsella bursa-pastoris ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Capsicum annuum ( Parts: Fruit )
- Capsicum frutescens ( Parts: Fruit )
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- Carica papaya ( Parts: Leaf )
- Carthamus tinctorius ( Parts: Flower )
- Carthamus tinctorius ( Parts: Seed )
- Carum carvi ( Parts: Fruit )
- Caulophyllum thalictroides ( Parts: Root )
- Centella asiatica ( Parts: Leaf )
- Chamaemelum nobile ( Parts: Seed )
- Chlorella vulgaris ( Parts: Broken cell )
- Cicer arietinum ( Parts: Seed )
- Cichorium intybus ( Parts: Leaf )
- Cichorium intybus ( Parts: Root )
- Cinnamomum aromaticum ( Parts: Root bark )
- Cinnamomum aromaticum ( Parts: Stem bark )
- Cinnamomum verum ( Parts: Root bark )
- Cinnamomum verum ( Parts: Stem bark )
- Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus ( Parts: Fruit )
- Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus ( Parts: Seed )
- Citrus aurantium ( Parts: Fruit )
- Citrus limon ( Parts: Fruit )
- Citrus paradisi ( Parts: Fruit )
- Citrus sinensis ( Parts: Fruit )
- Cnicus benedictus ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Cocos nucifera ( Parts: Seed )
- Coffea arabica ( Parts: Leaf )
- Coffea arabica ( Parts: Seed )
- Coix lacryma-jobi ( Parts: Seed )
- Cola acuminata ( Parts: Seed )
- Coptis chinensis ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Coriandrum sativum ( Parts: Fruit )
- Coriandrum sativum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Cornus officinalis ( Parts: Fruit )
- Corylus avellana ( Parts: Seed )
- Cucumis sativus ( Parts: Fruit )
- Cucurbita pepo ( Parts: Flower )
- Cucurbita pepo ( Parts: Fruit )
- Cucurbita pepo ( Parts: Seed )
- Cuminum cyminum ( Parts: Fruit )
- Curcuma longa ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Cynara cardunculus ( Parts: Flower )
- Cyperus rotundus ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Dioscorea mexicana ( Parts: Root )
- Dioscorea polystachya ( Parts: Root )
- Echinacea angustifolia ( Parts: Root )
- Echinacea pallida ( Parts: Root )
- Echinacea purpurea ( Parts: Root )
- Elaeis guineensis ( Parts: Fruit )
- Ephedra antisyphilitica ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Ephedra equisetina ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Ephedra gerardiana ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Ephedra intermedia ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Ephedra nevadensis ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Ephedra sinica ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Ephedra vulgaris ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Equisetum arvense ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Eucommia ulmoides ( Parts: Root bark )
- Eucommia ulmoides ( Parts: Stem bark )
- Fagopyrum esculentum ( Parts: Seed )
- Foeniculum vulgare ( Parts: Fruit )
- Foeniculum vulgare ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Forsythia suspensa ( Parts: Fruit )
- Fragaria x ananassa ( Parts: Fruit )
- Frangula purshiana ( Parts: Root bark )
- Frangula purshiana ( Parts: Stem bark )
- Fruit species ( Parts: Fruit )
- Fucus vesiculosus ( Parts: Whole )
- Gardenia jasminoides ( Parts: Fruit )
- Gastrodia elata ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Gentiana lutea ( Parts: Root )
- Ginkgo biloba ( Parts: Seed )
- Glechoma hederacea ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Glycine max ( Parts: Fruit )
- Glycine max ( Parts: Herb )
- Glycine max ( Parts: Seed )
- Glycine max ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Glycyrrhiza glabra ( Parts: Root )
- Harpagophytum procumbens ( Parts: Root )
- Helianthus tuberosus ( Parts: Tuber )
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- Hordeum vulgare ( Parts: Seed )
- Hordeum vulgare ( Parts: Stem )
- Houttuynia cordata ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Hydrangea arborescens ( Parts: Root )
- Hydrastis canadensis ( Parts: Root )
- Juglans nigra ( Parts: Fruit )
- Juglans nigra ( Parts: Seed )
- Juniperus communis ( Parts: Fruit )
- Lablab purpureus ( Parts: Fruit )
- Lablab purpureus ( Parts: Seed )
- Larrea tridentata ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Lens culinaris ( Parts: Herb )
- Lens culinaris ( Parts: Seed )
- Ligustrum lucidum ( Parts: Fruit )
- Limnospira fusiformis ( Parts: Whole )
- Limnospira indica ( Parts: Whole )
- Limnospira maxima ( Parts: Whole )
- Limnospira platensis ( Parts: Whole )
- Linum usitatissimum ( Parts: Seed )
- Lobelia inflata ( Parts: Leaf )
- Lonicera japonica ( Parts: Flower )
- Lycium chinense ( Parts: Fruit )
- Lycium chinense ( Parts: Leaf )
- Lycium chinense ( Parts: Root bark )
- Magnolia officinalis ( Parts: Rhizome bark )
- Magnolia officinalis ( Parts: Root bark )
- Magnolia officinalis ( Parts: Twig bark )
- Malpighia glabra ( Parts: Fruit )
- Malus domestica ( Parts: Fruit )
- Malva sylvestris ( Parts: Leaf )
- Mangifera indica ( Parts: Fruit )
- Mangifera indica ( Parts: Leaf )
- Medicago sativa ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Mentha arvensis ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Mentha pulegium ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Mentha spicata ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Mentha x piperita ( Parts: Leaf )
- Momordica charantia ( Parts: Fruit )
- Momordica charantia ( Parts: Leaf )
- Morella cerifera ( Parts: Rhizome bark )
- Morella cerifera ( Parts: Root bark )
- Morella cerifera ( Parts: Twig bark )
- Morinda citrifolia ( Parts: Leaf )
- Morinda citrifolia ( Parts: Root )
- Moringa oleifera ( Parts: Fruit )
- Moringa oleifera ( Parts: Leaf )
- Moringa oleifera ( Parts: Shoot )
- Nasturtium officinale ( Parts: Herb )
- Nelumbo nucifera ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Nelumbo nucifera ( Parts: Seed )
- Nepeta cataria ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Nigella sativa ( Parts: Seed )
- Ocimum basilicum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Oenothera biennis ( Parts: Seed )
- Olea europaea ( Parts: Fruit )
- Olea europaea ( Parts: Fruit flesh )
- Ophiopogon japonicus ( Parts: Tuber )
- Opuntia ficus-indica ( Parts: Fruit )
- Opuntia ficus-indica ( Parts: Seed )
- Origanum majorana ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Origanum vulgare ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Oryza sativa ( Parts: Seed )
- Paeonia lactiflora ( Parts: Root )
- Paeonia suffruticosa ( Parts: Root bark )
- Panax ginseng ( Parts: Root )
- Panax quinquefolius ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Passiflora incarnata ( Parts: Fruit )
- Perilla frutescens ( Parts: Leaf )
- Perilla frutescens ( Parts: Seed )
- Perilla frutescens ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Persea americana ( Parts: Fruit )
- Petroselinum crispum ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Phaseolus vulgaris ( Parts: Fruit )
- Phaseolus vulgaris ( Parts: Herb )
- Phaseolus vulgaris ( Parts: Leaf )
- Phaseolus vulgaris ( Parts: Seed )
- Phellodendron amurense ( Parts: Root bark )
- Phellodendron amurense ( Parts: Stem bark )
- Phoenix dactylifera ( Parts: Fruit )
- Phoenix dactylifera ( Parts: Seed )
- Phytolacca americana ( Parts: Shoot )
- Pimpinella anisum ( Parts: Fruit )
- Pinellia ternata ( Parts: Tuber )
- Piper nigrum ( Parts: Fruit )
- Pisum sativum ( Parts: Seed )
- Polygala tenuifolia ( Parts: Root )
- Prunella vulgaris ( Parts: Flower )
- Prunus armeniaca ( Parts: Fruit )
- Prunus armeniaca ( Parts: Seed )
- Prunus domestica ( Parts: Fruit )
- Prunus persica ( Parts: Fruit )
- Prunus persica ( Parts: Root bark )
- Prunus persica ( Parts: Seed )
- Prunus persica ( Parts: Stem bark )
- Prunus serotina ( Parts: Fruit )
- Prunus serotina ( Parts: Leaf )
- Prunus serotina ( Parts: Stem )
- Pueraria montana var. lobata ( Parts: Root )
- Punica granatum ( Parts: Fruit )
- Punica granatum ( Parts: Seed aril )
- Rehmannia glutinosa ( Parts: Root )
- Reynoutria japonica ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Reynoutria multiflora ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Reynoutria multiflora ( Parts: Root )
- Rheum palmatum ( Parts: Rhizome )
- Ribes nigrum ( Parts: Fruit )
- Ribes uva-crispa ( Parts: Fruit )
- Rosa canina ( Parts: Fruit )
- Rosmarinus officinalis ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Rubus idaeus ( Parts: Leaf )
- Rumex crispus ( Parts: Root )
- Ruscus aculeatus ( Parts: Root )
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae ( Parts: Whole )
- Salix alba ( Parts: Root bark )
- Salix alba ( Parts: Stem bark )
- Salvia miltiorrhiza ( Parts: Root )
- Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Sassafras officinale ( Parts: Leaf )
- Sassafras officinale ( Parts: Stem )
- Schisandra chinensis ( Parts: Fruit )
- Scutellaria baicalensis ( Parts: Root )
- Scutellaria lateriflora ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Silybum marianum ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Smilax officinalis ( Parts: Root )
- Solanum lycopersicum ( Parts: Fruit )
- Solanum tuberosum ( Parts: Tuber )
- Spinacia oleracea ( Parts: Leaf )
- Spinacia oleracea ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Taraxacum officinale ( Parts: Leaf )
- Taraxacum officinale ( Parts: Root )
- Tetraselmis chui ( Parts: Whole )
- Thymus vulgaris ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Tribulus terrestris ( Parts: Leaf )
- Trifolium pratense ( Parts: Flower )
- Trifolium pratense ( Parts: Shoot )
- Trigonella foenum-graecum ( Parts: Seed )
- Triticum aestivum ( Parts: Seed )
- Triticum aestivum ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Turnera diffusa ( Parts: Leaf )
- Tussilago farfara ( Parts: Flower )
- Urtica dioica ( Parts: Leaf )
- Vaccinium macrocarpon ( Parts: Fruit )
- Vaccinium myrtillus ( Parts: Fruit )
- Vaccinium myrtillus ( Parts: Leaf )
- Valeriana officinalis ( Parts: Root )
- Verbascum thapsus ( Parts: Leaf )
- Viburnum opulus ( Parts: Rhizome bark )
- Viburnum opulus ( Parts: Root bark )
- Viburnum opulus ( Parts: Twig bark )
- Viscum album ( Parts: Leaf )
- Vitis vinifera ( Parts: Fruit )
- Vitis vinifera ( Parts: Stem )
- Zea mays ( Parts: Seed )
- Zea mays ( Parts: Stigma and style )
- Zingiber officinale ( Parts: Rhizome )
Source ingredients:
- Dried iron (II) sulfate
- Ferric gluconate
- Ferric maltol
- Ferric Sodium Edetate
- Ferric sulfate
- Ferritin
- Ferrocholinate
- Ferrous asparto glycinate chelate
- Heme iron polypeptide
- Iron, carbonyl
- Iron, electrolytic
- Iron, reduced
- Iron (II) ascorbate
- Iron (II) aspartate
- Iron (II) aspartate, tetrahydrate
- Iron (II) bisglycinate
- Iron (II) carbonate
- Iron (II) carbonate mass
- Iron (II) chloride
- Iron (II) chloride, tetrahydrate
- Iron (II) citrate
- Iron (II) citrate, decahydrate
- Iron (II) citrate, monohydrate
- Iron (II) fumarate
- Iron (II) gluceptate
- Iron (II) gluconate
- Iron (II) gluconate, dihydrate
- Iron (II) glutarate
- Iron (II) glycine sulfate
- Iron (II) lactate
- Iron (II) lactate, trihydrate
- Iron (II) malate
- Iron (II) oxalate
- Iron (II) oxalate, dihydrate
- Iron (II) phosphate
- Iron (II) pidolate
- Iron (II) succinate
- Iron (II) sulfate
- Iron (II) sulfate, heptahydrate
- Iron (II) tartrate
- Iron (II) taurate
- Iron (III) ammonium citrate
- Iron (III) citrate
- Iron (III) glycerophosphate
- Iron (III) glycinate
- Iron (III) phosphate
- Iron (III) pyrophosphate
- Iron amino acid chelate
- Iron dextran
- Iron-dextrin complex
- Iron hydrolyzed animal protein (HAP) chelate
- Iron hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) chelate
- Iron Hydroxide Adipate Tartrate
- Iron proteinate
- Iron-sorbitol-citric acid complex
- Polysaccharide-iron complex
- Saccharated iron oxide
- Seawater
- Sierra clay
- Whey mineral concentrate
- Yogurt from fermented cow milk
Roles
Medicinal
Rationale:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 7 (a mineral) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPDNon-NHP
Rationale:
Iron derivatives are non-NHP substances when captured by the Prescription Drug List: i. when sold for parenteral use; and ii. ferric maltol when sold for the oral treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients who are unresponsive or intolerant to other oral iron preparations.
2026-03-27 Reference: NNHPD