Ferrous Sulfate and Vectibix

• Generic Name: ferrous sulfate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Feosol, Fer Iron, Fer-Gen-Sol, Fer-in-Sol, Fer-Iron, Feratab, FeroSul, Ferra-TD, Ferro-Bob, Lydia E. Pinkham, MyKidz Iron 10, Slow Fe, Fe Caps, Fer-in-Sol, Ferra TD. Caps, Ferrousal, Slow Release Iron

Ferrous sulfate is a type of iron. You normally get iron from the foods you eat. In your body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin and myoglobin. Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues and organs. Myoglobin helps your muscle cells store oxygen.

Ferrous Sulfate is an essential body mineral. Ferrous sulfate is used to treat iron deficiency anemia (a lack of red blood cells caused by having too little iron in the body).

Ferrous sulfate may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: panitumumab
• Dosage Forms: injection
• Other Brand Names: Vectibix

Vectibix (panitumumab) is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.

Vectibix is used to treat a certain type of metastatic colorectal cancer that has progressed after treatment with other chemotherapy.

Vectibix is used only if your tumor is a wild-type RAS tumor, for which your doctor will test.