Iron (Oral)
- Ferrous sulphate 200 mg (60 mg iron)
- Ferrous gluconate (35 mg)
- Ferrous fumarate 210 mg (68 mg)
- Haemochromatosis
- Patients with hypersensitivity to any of the excipients
- Exclude underlying cause of anaemia, eg chronic GI bleeding
- Nausea, constipation or diarrhoea
- Black stools
- As in normal renal function
- Reduced absorption of levothyroxine, ciprofloxacin, mycophenolate mofetil and calcium
- Cholestyramine may reduce the absorption of iron. Ideally give doses at least two hours apart
FERROUS SULPHATE#200 mg#TDS#PO#8 14 22
- Take at a time away from food to get maximal absorption. If feel nauseous, take with food to reduce this symptom
- May cause black stools
- Overdose in children can be fatal
- Take at least one to two hours away from calcium based phosphate binders, tea, coffee and milk
The information provided in this pdf is only a guideline. It should not be used as a basis for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. Your patient may be different