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Iron Supplement Guide for Patients

Ferrous sulfate is an oral iron supplement used to treat iron deficiency. It contains approximately 65% elemental iron. Common formulations include tablets containing 325mg of ferrous sulfate (65mg elemental iron), liquid containing 65mg of elemental iron per 5mL, and drops containing 15mg of elemental iron per mL. Ferrous sulfate provides elemental iron, which is essential for hemoglobin formation. It is indicated to treat iron deficiency in adults and children, and as prophylaxis for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women. Common adverse effects include nausea, vomiting, constipation, and black stools.

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Iron Supplement Guide for Patients

Ferrous sulfate is an oral iron supplement used to treat iron deficiency. It contains approximately 65% elemental iron. Common formulations include tablets containing 325mg of ferrous sulfate (65mg elemental iron), liquid containing 65mg of elemental iron per 5mL, and drops containing 15mg of elemental iron per mL. Ferrous sulfate provides elemental iron, which is essential for hemoglobin formation. It is indicated to treat iron deficiency in adults and children, and as prophylaxis for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women. Common adverse effects include nausea, vomiting, constipation, and black stools.

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Ferrous sulfate

Pharmacologic class: oral iron supplement.


Therapeutic class:hematinic
HOW TO APPLIED
Ferrous sulfate is 2! elemental iron:"rie" an"
po#"ere" $e%siccate"&' it is a(out )2! elemental
iron.
TA*LET+: ,-.mg')mg')2.mg'2mg$e%siccate"&
/AP+0LE+: ,.mg'22.mg'2.mg')-mg.
ELI1I2:22mg3.ml
LI40ID:5.mg3.6ml
+720P:-mg3.ml
8E/HA9I+8 OF A/TIO9:
:Pro;i"es elemental iron' an essential component in
the# formation of hemoglo(in.
I9DI/ATIO9 A9D DO+A<E:
Iron "eficienc=
A"ults:)2.mg P.O.'TID'4ID alternati;el='gi;e one
"al=e" release capsule $,6 or .2.mg&P.O. t#ice
"ail=.
/hil"ren:.mg3>g P.O.TID' increase" to ,mg3>g
P.O.TID as nee"e" as tolerate".
Proph=la%is from iron "eficienc= anemia.
Pregnant #omen:,.mg to )mg P.O. "ail= in
"i;i"e" "osage.
AD?E2+E 2EA/TIO9:
<I: nausea';omiting'constipation'epigastric pain'
"iarrhea'(lac> stools' anore%ia.
OTHE2+: suspensionan" "rops ma= temporaril= stain
teeth.
I9TE2A/TIO9+:
Antaci"s'cholest=ramine resin' pancreatic e%tracts'
;it.E: "ecrease" iron a(sorption' separate "osage if
possi(le.
?it. /: ma= increase iron a(sorption. *enificial "rug
interaction.
902+I9< /O9+IDE2ATIO9:
- /ontrain"icate" in hemosi"erosis an"
hemochromatosis 0se cautiousl= in peptic ulcer'
ulcerati;e colitis' an" regional enteritis also use
cautiousl= on long term (asis.
- <I upset relate" to "ose. *et#een meal "osing
prefera(le' (ut can (e gi;en #ith some foo"s
although a(sorption ma= (e "ecrease.
Enteracoate" pro"ucts re"uce" amount of iron
a(sor(.
- Iron is to%ic: parent shoul" (e a#are of potential
for iron poisoning for chil"ren.
- To a;oi" staining teeth' gi;e cli%ir iron
preparation #ith stra#.
- /hec> for constopation' recor" color' amount of
stool.
- Oral iron ma= turn stool (lac>' this una(sor( iron
is harmless ho#e;er it coul" mas> melena.
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