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ferrous sulfate

Brand names: Fer-In-Sol, Feratab, Iron Children's, Mol-Iron

Form	Strength
LIQUID, ORAL	(as elemental iron) 15 mg/mL; 300 mg/5 mL
TABLET, ORAL	325 mg

Display Iron Preparations Class: 200404

Medication comments:

Iron equivalencies: use this table to help you convert various iron products to ferrous sulfate.
Oral Iron Supplement	Tablet Size	Elemental Iron	Usual Dose for Iron deficiency anemia¹
ferrous sulfate	325 mg	65 mg (~20%)	1 tab TID
ferrous fumarate	325 mg	106 mg (~33%)	1 tab BID
ferrous gluconate	325 mg	36 mg (~12%)	2 tabs TID
polysaccharide iron	Niferex® caps: Niferex® -150 forte: Niferex® Elixir:	60 mg 150 mg 100 mg/5 ml	1 cap daily (Forte)
¹Usual total daily dose (IDA): 150-200 mg Fe (elemental iron) per day [Range: 60 to 100 mg elemental iron every 12 hours or up to 60 mg elemental iron every 6 hours]

Per policy, these hazardous drugs have special waste requirements.
Generic (Brand)	Waste Requirements
ferrous sulfate (Fer-In-Sol)	Elixir contains alcohol ⇒ BLACK BUCKET

Last updated: Aug. 14, 2018

Hazardous Waste BLACK BUCKET
Black Box Warnings Iron Overdose Risk

Pharmacy Contact Info:

Main Inpatient Pharmacy: ext 4599, 3503
Fax: 704-878-7283

Director of Pharmacy - Randi Raynor, PharmD: ext 4501
Clinical Coordinator - Laura Rollings, PharmD: ext 4597
Pharmacy Informaticist - Stephen Pringle, PharmD: ext 7645
Pharmacy Technician Supervisor - Amy Wingler, CPhT: ext 7385
Pharmacy Automation Coordinator (Omnicell) - Melissa Fulford, CPhT: ext 3556

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