If you usually give it once a day: Give the missed dose when you remember, as long as this is at least 12 hours before the next dose is due. If your child is sick more than 30 minutes after having a dose of ferrous fumarate, you do not need to give them another dose. If your child is sick less than 30 minutes after having a dose of ferrous fumarate, give them the same dose again. If your child is taking ferrous fumarate to prevent anaemia, you will not see any difference in your child, but the medicine will still be working to improve your child’s levels of iron and stop them getting anaemia. Your child will need to take ferrous fumarate regularly for at least 3 months for it work properly. If your child is taking it to prevent anaemia, you will not see any difference, but if they are taking it for anaemia you might notice an improvement in their symptoms when they have been taking the medicine for 3–4 weeks.
When should the medicine start working?įerrous fumarate takes some time to work.
However, if this upsets your child’s stomach, give it with a little food. Try to give it 30 minutes before or 2 hours after food. The ferrous fumarate works best when given on an empty stomach. The dose will be shown on the medicine label. Your doctor will work out the amount of ferrous fumarate (the dose) that is right for your child. Give the medicine at about the same time(s) each day so that this becomes part of your child’s daily routine, which will help you to remember. Ideally, these times are 10–12 hours apart, for example some time between 7 and 8 am, and between 7 and 8 pm. This should be once in the morning and once in the evening. If ferrous fumarate is being used to treat anaemia, it is usually given twice each day. This can be in the morning OR the evening. If ferrous fumarate is being used to prevent anaemia, it is usually given once each day. Your doctor will tell you how often to give ferrous fumarate. This depends on whether it is being used to prevent or treat anaemia. Liquid medicine (suspension) or syrup: 140 mg (45 mg of iron) in 5 mL contains glucose and sucrose When should I give ferrous fumarate Tablets: 210 mg (68 mg of iron), 322 mg (100 mg of iron) It can also be used to prevent anaemia in children who are at risk of it or, for example, before surgery. It helps the body to make more haemoglobin and so treat the anaemia. Children with anaemia are often pale, feel tired, have little energy, and may not grow or develop properly.įerrous fumarate is a form of iron that can be taken by mouth. Haemoglobin is needed to carry oxygen in the blood and transport it around the body. Why is it important for my child to take ferrous fumarate?Īnaemia is a blood condition where there is a lack of a protein called haemoglobin. This leaflet is about the use of ferrous fumarate, which is a form of iron, for the prevention or treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia. Is there anything else I need to know about this medicine?īrand names: Fersaday®, Fersamal®, Galfer®.Can other medicines be given at the same time as ferrous fumarate?.Why is it important for my child to take ferrous fumarate?.
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