MALTOFER is a medicine that is used in the treatment of iron deficiency in adolescents and adults where the use of ferrous iron supplements is not tolerated, or otherwise inappropriate.
It contains iron in the form of iron polymaltose, an iron carbohydrate compound.
Iron is an essential element required for the oxygen-carrying capacity of haemoglobin (the red pigment in red blood cells) and of myoglobin (the red pigment in muscle tissue). Moreover, iron plays an important role in many other vital processes in the human body.
MALTOFER is used for the treatment of iron deficiency in adults and adolescents where the use of ferrous iron supplements is not tolerated, or otherwise inappropriate.