Ferrous sulfate
سولفات آهن (فروس سولفات)
🩸 Blood And Blood Forming OrgansIron supplement
Market / country: 🇬🇧 UK
Ferrous sulfate 200 mg (GB)
🧮 Dose calculator
Iron-deficiency anaemia · Regimen source: UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.2
- • Each 200 mg dried ferrous sulfate ≈ 65 mg elemental iron. Swallow whole. Usually no longer than 3 months after correction. UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 2UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.2UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.4
Enter age (weight is optional for this regimen).
🛡️ Safety & information
Contraindications
- ⛔ Haemosiderosis/haemochromatosis; active peptic ulcer; repeated transfusions; regional enteritis or ulcerative colitis; haemolytic anaemia; PNH; with parenteral iron; hypersensitivity. UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.3
- ⛔ This presentation is not recommended for children. UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.2
Formulations
- 200 mg tablet (≈65 mg iron) — tablet 🇬🇧 UK UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 2
👥 Special populations
- 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid
Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.6
“Use of any drug during the first trimester of pregnancy should be avoided if possible.”
- 🤱 BreastfeedingNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.
- 👶 ChildrenUse with caution
The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.2
“Paediatric population : This presentation is not recommended for children.”
- 👴 Older adultsUse with caution
Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.2
“Elderly : as above.”
- ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.
🔗 Reference links
- FDA (approval record)❌ None
- DailyMed (FDA label)❌ None
- MedlinePlus (NIH)Iron Supplements
- WHO ATC/DDDB03AA07
- Darooyab (Iran)Ferrous
- eMC (UK label)UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate
🇮🇷 Registered in Iran Darooyab · G-2880/Ferrous
Dosage forms with Iranian generic codes, per Darooyab.
- 02290 · FERRIC OXIDE SACCHARATED 20MG/ML AMP · آمپول فریک اکساید ساکچاراتد ۲۰ میلی‌گرم / میلی‌لیتر
- 02046 · FERROUS FUMARATE 125MG(25mg iron)/ML ORAL DROP · قطره خوراکی فروس فومارات ۱۲۵ میلی‌گرم (۲۵ میلی‌گرم آهن) / میلی‌لیتر
- 02047 · FERROUS FUMARATE EQ TO 50MG Fe++ TAB · قرص فروس فومارات معادل تو ۵۰ میلی‌گرم FE + +
- 01505 · FERROUS FUMARATE-F TAB · قرص فروس فومارات–F
- 11375 · FERROUS GLYCINE SULPHATE CAP · کپسول فروس گلیسین سولفات
- 00530 · FERROUS SULFATE 125MG(25MG FE)/ML ORAL DROP · قطره خوراکی فروس سولفات ۱۲۵ میلی‌گرم (۲۵ میلی‌گرم FE) / میلی‌لیتر
- 01506 · FERROUS SULFATE 200MG/5ML 60ML SYRUP · شربت فروس سولفات ۲۰۰ میلی‌گرم / ۵ میلی‌لیتر ۶۰ میلی‌لیتر
- 00531 · FERROUS SULFATE EQ TO 50MG FE++ TAB · قرص فروس سولفات معادل تو ۵۰ میلی‌گرم FE + +
📚 Reference status for this drug
Shows which sources have references recorded for this drug and which do not.
- FDA label (DailyMed)❌ Not present
- UK SmPC (eMC / MHRA)✅ PresentUK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 2UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.2UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.4UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.3UK SmPC Ferrous sulfate · 4.6
- Published guideline❌ Not present
- Licensed reference (medical school)❌ Not present
- Iranian leaflet (IFDA)❌ Not present
- Pharmacy website (secondary, unreliable)✅ PresentDarooyab · G-2880/Ferrous
- Clinical review⚠ Unverified