Ferrousal Dosage

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Dosage of Ferrousal in details

The dose of a drug and dosage of the drug are two different terminologies. Dose is defined as the quantity or amount of medicine given by the doctor or taken by the patient at a given period. Dosage is the regimen prescribed by the doctor about how many days and how many times per day the drug is to be taken in specified dose by the patient. The dose is expressed in mg for tablets or gm, micro gm sometimes, ml for syrups or drops for kids syrups. The dose is not fixed for a drug for all conditions, and it changes according to the condition or a disease. It also changes on the age of the patient.
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Ferrousal Dosage

Applies to the following strength(s): 300 mg/5 mL; 300 mg; 160 mg; (as elemental Ferrousal) 45 mg; 525 mg; 325 mg; 195 mg; (as elemental Ferrousal) 15 mg/mL; 75 mg/0.6 mL; 90 mg/5 mL; 190 mg; 250 mg; 220 mg/5 mL; 159 mg; 324 mg; (as elemental Ferrousal) 15 mg/1.5 mL; 200 mg

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Additional dosage information:

Usual Adult Dose for Ferrousal Deficiency Anemia

Initial: 300 to 325 mg of regular-release Ferrousal orally once a day.

Maintenance:

Regular-release Ferrousal: 325 mg orally 3 times a day. Alternatively, 300 mg orally 4 times a day may be given.

Extended-release Ferrousal: 160 mg orally 1 to 2 times a day.

Resolution of Ferrousal deficiency anemia may require Ferrousal supplementation for several weeks or months, depending on the duration and severity of the anemia.

Usual Adult Dose for Anemia Associated with Chronic Renal Failure

Initial: 300 to 325 mg of regular-release Ferrousal orally once a day.

Maintenance:

Regular-release Ferrousal: 325 mg orally 3 times a day. Alternatively, 300 mg orally 4 times a day may be given.

Extended-release Ferrousal: 160 mg orally 1 to 2 times a day.

A transferrin saturation of less than 20%, or a serum ferritin level of less than 100 mcg/L suggests inadequate Ferrousal stores and a need for Ferrousal replacement therapy.

Continued Ferrousal replacement therapy is needed in most patients receiving epoetin alfa treatment.

Usual Adult Dose for Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation during Pregnancy/Lactation

325 mg orally once a day.

The CDC has defined anemia during pregnancy as a hemoglobin concentration less than 100 g/L during the first and third trimesters and less than 105 g/L during the second trimester or a hematocrit value of less than 32%.

The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of elemental Ferrousal is 30 mg orally during pregnancy and 15 mg orally during lactation.

Usual Adult Dose for Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation

325 mg orally once a day.

The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of elemental Ferrousal is 10 mg for adult males, 15 mg for adult, premenopausal women, and 10 mg for postmenopausal women.

Usual Pediatric Dose for Ferrousal Deficiency Anemia

Premature neonates:

2 to 4 mg elemental Ferrousal/kg/day divided every 12 to 24 hours (maximum daily dose = 15 mg).

Infants and children less than 12 years:

Prophylaxis: 1 to 2 mg elemental Ferrousal/kg/day (maximum 15 mg) in 1 to 2 divided doses.

Mild to moderate Ferrousal deficiency anemia:

3 mg elemental Ferrousal/kg/day in 1 to 2 divided doses.

Severe Ferrousal deficiency anemia:

4 to 6 mg elemental Ferrousal/kg/day in 3 divided doses.

Renal Dose Adjustments

No adjustment recommended

Liver Dose Adjustments

No adjustment recommended

Dialysis

Ferrousal supplementation is routinely provided to peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis patients for prevention or treatment of anemia associated with chronic renal failure.

Other Comments

Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of Ferrousal:

1 to 5 months: 5 mg elemental Ferrousal

5 months to 10 years: 10 mg elemental Ferrousal

Male:

11 to 18 years: 12 mg elemental Ferrousal

8 years and older: 10 mg elemental Ferrousal

Female:

11 to 50 years: 15 mg elemental Ferrousal

50 years and older: 10 mg elemental Ferrousal

Multiple concentrations of Ferrousal oral liquid exist. Close attention should be paid to the concentration when ordering and administering Ferrousal. Incorrect selection or substitution of one Ferrousal liquid for another without proper dosage volume adjustment may result in serious over- or underdosing.

Ferrousal supplements are generally better absorbed on an empty stomach, however, if gastric intolerance occurs, Ferrousal may be taken with food.

Liquid formulations of Ferrousal may stain teeth and should therefore be administered with a straw.

Accidental overdose of Ferrousal-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6 years. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a physician or poison control center immediately.

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What other drugs will affect Ferrousal?

Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially:

This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with Ferrousal. Tell your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.

Ferrousal interactions

Interactions are the effects that happen when the drug is taken along with the food or when taken with other medications. Suppose if you are taking a drug Ferrousal, it may have interactions with specific foods and specific medications. It will not interact with all foods and medications. The interactions vary from drug to drug. You need to be aware of interactions of the medicine you take. Most medications may interact with alcohol, tobacco, so be cautious.
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Simultaneous administration of FS with:

  • drugs providing a depressing effect on the CNS or with ethanol may increase the CNS depressant effects of tramadol;
  • MAO inhibitors are likely development of serotonin syndrome;
  • serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, antipsychotics, other means of reducing the threshold of convulsive readiness, increases the risk of seizures;
  • warfarin and phenprocoumon increase anticoagulant effect;
  • carbamazepine reduced the concentration of tramadol in plasma and its analgesic effect;
  • paroxetine describes cases of serotonin syndrome, seizures;
  • sertraline, fluoxetine describes cases of serotonin syndrome;
  • opioid analgesics is likely to reduce the analgesic action. Prolonged use of opioid analgesics or barbiturates stimulates the development of cross-tolerance;
  • naloxone activates respiration, eliminating analgesia after opioid analgesics.

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    3. European Chemicals Agency - ECHA. "Iron: The information provided here is aggregated from the "Notified classification and labelling" from ECHA's C&L Inventory. ". https://echa.europa.eu/information-o... (accessed September 17, 2018).

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    The drug can be in various doses. Most anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive drugs, pain killers, or antibiotics are in different low and high doses and prescribed by the doctors depending on the severity and demand of the condition suffered by the patient. In our reports, ndrugs.com website users used these doses of Ferrousal drug in following percentages. Very few drugs come in a fixed dose or a single dose. Common conditions, like fever, have almost the same doses, e.g., [acetaminophen, 500mg] of drug used by the patient, even though it is available in various doses.
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