Ferrous sulphate is indicated in-

• Iron deficiency
• Anemia caused by iron deficiency
• Anemic condition during pregnancy

Iron Deficiency

Anemia

Adult-

• Initial therapeutic dose: 3-4½ teaspoonful daily in divided doses or as prescribed by the physician.
• Maintenance dose: 1½ teaspoonful daily, but if needed up to 1.8g (9 teaspoonful) daily can be given.

Children-

• Under 1 year: ¼ teaspoonful thrice daily or as directed by physician
• 1-5 years: 1 teaspoonful thrice daily
• 6-12 years: 1½ teaspoonful twice daily.

Reconstituting Ferrous sulphate powder for suspension:

Powder For Suspension

Commonly associated side effects include-

• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Abdominal pain

Diarrhea

Nausea

Vomiting

Abdominal Pain

• Iron absorption is inadequate in patients who have had a gastric bypass.

• Iron preparations should be used with caution in people who have had a peptic ulcer or inflammatory bowel illness, such as regional enteritis or ulcerative colitis.
  Patients with intestinal strictures or diverticula should be treated with caution.

   

• After anemia has been corrected, medication should not last more than three months.

   

• Because combined deficit generates microcytic blood film, co-existing vitamin B12 or folic acid insufficiency should be ruled out.

   

• After long-term use of this substance, dental cavities is a distinct possibility.

   

• These tablets contain sugar and should be given with caution to diabetic people.

   

• Patients with an excess of iron are especially vulnerable to infection. Iron excess should be treated with prudence.

• Due to the risk of mouth ulcerations and tooth discoloration, tablets should not be sucked, chewed or kept in the mouth, but swallowed whole with water.