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Usual Adult Dose for:
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Anemia Associated with Chronic Renal Failure
Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation during Pregnancy/Lactation
Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation
Usual Pediatric Dose for:
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Additional dosage information:
Renal Dose Adjustments
Liver Dose Adjustments
Dialysis
Other Comments
Usual Adult Dose for Iron Deficiency Anemia
Initial: 300 to 325 mg of regular-release Ferrousul orally once a day.
Maintenance:
Regular-release Ferrousul: 325 mg orally 3 times a day. Alternatively, 300 mg orally 4 times a day may be given.
Extended-release Ferrousul: 160 mg orally 1 to 2 times a day.
Resolution of iron deficiency anemia may require Ferrousul 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 Ferrousul orally once a day.
Maintenance:
Regular-release Ferrousul: 325 mg orally 3 times a day. Alternatively, 300 mg orally 4 times a day may be given.
Extended-release Ferrousul: 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 iron stores and a need for iron replacement therapy.
Continued iron 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 iron 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 iron is 10 mg for adult males, 15 mg for adult, premenopausal women, and 10 mg for postmenopausal women.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Iron Deficiency Anemia
Premature neonates:
2 to 4 mg elemental iron/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 iron/kg/day (maximum 15 mg) in 1 to 2 divided doses.
Mild to moderate iron deficiency anemia:
3 mg elemental iron/kg/day in 1 to 2 divided doses.
Severe iron deficiency anemia:
4 to 6 mg elemental iron/kg/day in 3 divided doses.
Renal Dose Adjustments
No adjustment recommended
Liver Dose Adjustments
No adjustment recommended
Dialysis
Iron 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 Iron:
1 to 5 months: 5 mg elemental iron
5 months to 10 years: 10 mg elemental iron
Male:
11 to 18 years: 12 mg elemental iron
8 years and older: 10 mg elemental iron
Female:
11 to 50 years: 15 mg elemental iron
50 years and older: 10 mg elemental iron
Multiple concentrations of Ferrousul oral liquid exist. Close attention should be paid to the concentration when ordering and administering Ferrousul. Incorrect selection or substitution of one Ferrousul liquid for another without proper dosage volume adjustment may result in serious over- or underdosing.
Iron supplements are generally better absorbed on an empty stomach, however, if gastric intolerance occurs, iron may be taken with food.
Liquid formulations of iron may stain teeth and should therefore be administered with a straw.
Accidental overdose of iron-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 Ferrousul?
Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially:
acetohydroxamic acid (Lithostat);
chloramphenicol;
cimetidine (Tagamet);
etidronate (Didronel);
dimercaprol (an injection used to treat poisoning by arsenic, lead, or mercury);
levodopa (Larodopa, Dopar, Sinemet);
methyldopa (Aldomet); or
penicillamine (Cuprimine).
This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with Ferrousul. 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.
Ferrousul 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 Ferrousul, 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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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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