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Generic Ferrous This medication is Ferrous Sulfate is The common side • Instruct the
Name: sulfate replaces an iron supplement contraindicated in the effects of Ferrous patient that this
Ferrous iron stores found in that is used to treat following:  Sulfate are: supplement can
Sulfate hemoglobin, or prevent low  Patients with  Constipation blacken feces
myoglobin, and blood levels of iron hypersensitivity  Nausea and may
Brand Name: enzymes; allows especially for reaction to iron  Stomach pain interfere with the
Feosol transportation of anemia or during supplements  Diarrhea test for occult
oxygen via pregnancy. Iron is  Patients with  Teeth blood in the
Classification: hemoglobin.  an important repeated or regular staining stools. 
Iron Products Iron combines with mineral that the blood transfusions  Black stools
porphyrin and body needs to  Patients with peptic  GI irritation • In
Dosage: globin chains to produce red blood ulceration, administering the
325mg 1 tab form hemoglobin, cells and keep an hemolytic anemia, supplement, tell
which is critical for individual in good hemochromatosis, the patient to
Frequency: oxygen delivery health. and regional take the tablet
Once a day from the lungs to enteritis. with orange juice
other tissues. to promote
Route: absorption.
Oral
• Monitor the
patient’s
hemoglobin,
hematocrit, and
iron levels

• Educate the
patient that milk
and caffeine
beverages may
interfere with the
absorption of
supplements.

• Do not take
other iron
supplements or
any vitamin or
mineral
supplements
without asking
your physician.