North East and North Cumbria
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9 Nutrition and blood
09-01-01-01 Oral iron

Ferrous Sulphate
First Choice
  • 200mg tablets (65mg iron).

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Ferric maltol 30mg hard capsules Ferracru®
Formulary

  • For the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients with or without inflammatory bowel disease.

  • To be initiated by specialist in inflammatory bowel disease or iron deficiency anaemia 

Link  Ferric Maltol for the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease only
Link  Ferric Maltol for the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia in patients without Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Ferrous Fumarate
Formulary
  • First Choice oral liquid iron preparation140mg in 5ml syrup (45mg iron/5ml).
  • 210mg tablets (68mg iron/tablet).

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Ferrous Gluconate
Formulary

300mg tablets (35mg iron)


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Sodium Feredetate Sodium ironedetate, Sytron®
Formulary
  • 190mg in 5ml sugar-free elixir (27.5mg iron/5ml).

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