What is ferrous gluconate?

What is ferrous gluconate?

What is ferrous gluconate? Ferrous gluconate is a type of iron. You normally get iron from the foods you eat. In your body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin (HEEM o glo bin) and myoglobin (MY o glo bin). Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues and organs.

How should I take Iron Ferrous gluconate?

Iron ferrous gluconate come as regular tablets; capsules, and an oral liquid (drops and elixir) to take by mouth. Iron ferrous gluconate is usually taken with food or immediately after a meal once daily or as directed by your doctor. Take iron ferrous gluconate at around the same time (s) every day.

What are the signs and symptoms of ferrous gluconate toxicity?

1 bright red blood in your stools; 2 black or tarry stools; 3 a fever; 4 stomach pain; 5 coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds; or 6 pain in your chest or throat when swallowing a ferrous gluconate tablet.

How much elemental iron is in Mason ferrous gluconate?

The actual amount of elemental iron is 65 mg. Ferrous gluconate is the second most commonly used over the counter iron supplement, behind ferrous sulfate. Ferrous gluconate contains 12% elemental iron by weight. Below, is the label for Mason Ferrous Gluconate tablets:

Essential nutrient, component of heme and nonheme iron proteins; ferrous gluconate contains 12% elemental Fe Absorption: 10-35% (normal Fe stores); 80-95% (depleted iron stores); food decreases absorption by up to 60% Excretion: Urine (trace), feces (trace), sweat, sloughing intestinal mucosal cells, menses (women)

How much ferrous gluconate should I take for iron deficiency?

Initial dose: 1600 mg/day ferrous gluconate (200 mg/day elemental iron) orally in divided doses (1 to 3 times daily) Comments: -If goals are not met with oral iron after 1 to 3 months, consider IV iron supplementation.

How do you use ferrous gluconate with didanosine?

Applies to didanosine chewable tablets and powder for oral solution; administer 2 hr before or several hours after didanosine oral solution or chewable tablet administration Monitor Closely (1) ferrous gluconate will decrease the level or effect of dolutegravir by cation binding in GI tract.

Does citric acid reduce ferrous gluconate?

sodium citrate/citric acid will decrease the level or effect of ferrous gluconate by increasing gastric pH. Applies only to oral form of both agents. Use Caution/Monitor.