Indication
FERVITAL® Syrup is used for:
- Treatment and prevention of iron deficiency anemia.
- Treatment and prevention of folate-deficiency anemia.
- Prevention of iron deficiency in pregnant women, menstruating women, premature baby or infants born from the mother with iron deficiency, patients with digestive bleeding.
- Digestive malabsorption, inadequate dietary intake, alcoholism.
Ingredient
- Ferric ammonium citrate ……………… 250mg (or elemental iron: 41 mg/5 ml)
- Folic acid …………………………………. 500µg
- Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) ……….. 5µg
- Excipients: q.s.f ………………………….. 5ml
Dosage:
Curative treatment:
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For adults and children from 30 kg (about 10 years old): 10 to 20 ml per day.
Preventive treatment:
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For pregnant women: 5 to 10 ml per day during the second and third trimester of pregnancy or from the fourth month of pregnancy for anemia prevention.
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For infants:
- From 5 to 8 kg (about 1 to 6 months): 5 ml per day.
- From 8 to 10 kg (about 6 to 12 months): 5 to 10 ml per day.
- From 10 to 12 kg (about 12 to 30 months): 5 to 15 ml per day.
Mode of administration: Oral route. To be taken preferably before meals.
Duration of the treatment: Follow your doctor’s prescription. The therapy is generally continued until the correction of anemia, which may take from several weeks to 3 months or more to restore body-iron stores.
Side effects
- Nausea, constipation or diarrhea, black or grayish-black stools.
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Pregnancy: This drug can be prescribed during the pregnancy at therapeutic dose (recommended to prevent anemia during the second and third trimester of pregnancy or from the fourth month of pregnancy).
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Breast-feeding: The use of this drug is possible for breast-feeding mothers.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist prior to starting or stopping a new medication
