Indications And Dose
Iron-deficiency anaemia (prophylactic) ▶BY MOUTH USING TABLETS ▶Child 12–17 years: 210 mg 1–2 times a day ▶Adult: 210 mg 1–2 times a day ▶BY MOUTH USING SYRUP ▶Child 12–17 years: 140 mg twice daily ▶Adult: 140 mg twice daily Iron-deficiency anaemia (therapeutic) ▶BY MOUTH USING TABLETS ▶Child 12–17 years: 210 mg 2–3 times a day ▶Adult: 210 mg 2–3 times a day ▶BY MOUTH USING SYRUP ▶Child 12–17 years: 280 mg twice daily ▶Adult: 280 mg twice daily GALFER ® CAPSULES Iron-deficiency anaemia (prophylactic) ▶BY MOUTH ▶Child 12–17 years: 305 mg daily ▶Adult: 305 mg daily Iron-deficiency anaemia (therapeutic) ▶BY MOUTH ▶Child 12–17 years: 305 mg twice daily ▶Adult: 305 mg twice daily GALFER ® SYRUP Iron-deficiency anaemia (prophylaxis) ▶BY MOUTH ▶Child 1 month–11 years: 0.25 mL/kilogram twice daily, the total daily dose may alternatively be given in 3 divided doses, prophylactic iron supplementation may be required in babies of low birth-weight who are solely breast-fed; supplementation is started 4–6 weeks after birth and continued until mixed feeding is established; maximum 20 mL per day ▶Child 12–17 years: 10 mL once daily ▶Adult: 10 mL once daily Iron-deficiency anaemia (therapeutic) ▶BY MOUTH ▶Child 1 month–11 years: 0.25 mL/kilogram twice daily, the total daily dose may alternatively be given in 3 divided doses; maximum 20 mL per day ▶Child 12–17 years: 10 mL 1–2 times a day ▶Adult: 10 mL 1–2 times a day
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