Ircon and Lapatinib

• Generic Name: ferrous fumarate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Ferretts Iron, Ferrocite, Ferro-Sequels, Hemocyte, Ircon, Femiron, Fumasorb, Nephro-Fer, Feostat, Ferrimin 150

Ircon is a type of iron. You normally get iron from the foods you eat. In your body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin (HEEM o glo bin) and myoglobin (MY o glo bin). Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues and organs. Myoglobin helps your muscle cells store oxygen.

Ircon is used to treat iron deficiency anemia (a lack of red blood cells caused by having too little iron in the body).

Ircon may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: lapatinib
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Tykerb

Lapatinib is used to treat advanced hormone-related breast cancer that has progressed or spread after treatment with other cancer medicines.

Lapatinib is used for this condition only if your tumor tests positive for a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). HER2 protein can speed the growth of cancer cells.

In postmenopausal women, lapatinib is given in combination with a hormonal medicine called letrozole (Femara). In others, lapatinib is given together with a cancer medicine called capecitabine (Xeloda).

Lapatinib may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.