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Table 4: Ferrous glycine sulfate preparations (Elemental iron 23%):
S.
No.
1. Fecontin-F
[CR- tab]
2. Fecontin-Z
[CR- tab]
3. Hemfer
[cap]
Drug Pharma
Co.
Modi
Mundi
Modi
Mundi
Ferrous glycine
sulfate
Folic acid Vit B12 Other
content
Packing/Price Approx cost /
tablet
100 mg 0.5 mg x x 120’s (Rs. 558.6) Rs. 4.6
100 mg 0.5 mg x zinc 10’s (Rs. 62.9) Rs. 6.3
Alkem 50 mg 0.5 mg 7.5 µg zinc, vit C
75 mg
Table 5: Ferric ammonium citrate (Elemental iron 18%):
S. No. Drug Pharma
Co.
1. Dexorange
[cap]
2. Dexorange
[syr]
Franco-
Indian
Franco-
Indian
3. Globac liq Zydus
Alidac
4. Haem Up
liquid
Ferric ammonium
citrate
Folic acid Vit B12 Other
content
10’s (Rs. 22) Rs. 2.2
Packing/
Price
160 mg 0.5 mg 7.5 µg zinc 30’s (Rs.
54.42)
160 mg/15ml 0.5 mg 7.5 µg x 200 ml
(Rs. 59.90)
60 mg/15 ml 1 mg 12.5 µg zinc 200 ml (Rs.
43.86)
Cadila 160 mg /15ml 0.5 mg 7.5 µg copper,
manganese
Table 7: Iron (III) hydroxide polymaltose complex (iron 46%):
S. No. Drug Pharma Co. Iron (III) hydroxide
polymaltose
1. Globac-PM
[tab]
Zydus
(Alidac)
2. Fegem [tab] Torrent 50 mg 100
mg
Folic acid Vit B12 Other
content
200ml (Rs
50.95)
Packing/
Price
100 mg 1.5 mg x x 10’s
(Rs. 39.78)
0.175 mg
0.35 mg
x x 10’s
(Rs. 26.5) 10’s
(Rs. 49)
Approx cost /
tablet
Rs. 1.8
Rs. 4.5/15 ml
Rs. 3.3/15 ml
Rs 3.75/ 15ml
Approx cost/
tablet
3. Femed [tab] Comed 100 mg 1 mg x x 10’s (Rs. 42) Rs. 4.2
4. Fericip chew
tab
Cipla 100 mg 0.35 mg x x 10’s (Rs. 45) Rs. 4.5
5. Ferium [cap] Emcure 100 mg 1 mg x x 10’s (Rs. 45) Rs. 4.5
6. Ferose [cap] CFL 50 mg 0.35 mg x x 10’s (Rs. 42) Rs. 4.2
7. Mumfer [chw
tab]
Table 8: Other iron preparations in the market:
S. No. Drug Pharma
Co.
1. Anofer Sun pharma Carbonyl
iron 120
mg
Glenmark 100 mg 0.5 mg x 30’s
(Rs.148.8)
2. Safiron [cap] Khandelwal Carbonyl
iron 100mg
3. FeriumXT
[cap]
Emcure
Schweiz
Rs. 5
Rs. 4
Rs. 5
Iron Folic acid Vit B12 Other content Packing/Price Approx cost
/tablet
Ferrous
ascorbate
100 mg
iron per tablet) and formulations are commonly tried.
One may also try dose reductions by lengthening the
dose interval. This may permit iron-intolerant patients
to continue oral therapy, and avoid parenteral therapy.
However lowering the daily iron dose would require a
longer duration of therapy.
1.5mg 12µg Multivitamin,
Sodium Docusate
10’s 47 Rs 4.7
1.5mg 10µg Zinc, selenium, vit E 3x10 (Rs. 400) Rs 13.3
1.5 mg x x 10’s (Rs.72.95) Rs 7.3
e. Response to therapy
• Patients with iron deficient anemia should manifest a
response to iron with reticulocytosis in three to seven
days.
• An increase in the hemoglobin level of 1 g per dl should
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