GULF FERROUS SULPHATE COMPOUND TABLETS

Country: South Africa

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Source: South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)

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GULF FERROUS SULPHATE COMPOUND TABLETS
SCHEDULING STATUS:
S0
PROPRIETARY NAME
(and dosage form):
GULF FERROUS SULPHATE COMPOUND TABLETS
COMPOSITION:
Per Tablet: 
Dried 
FERROUS SULPHATE

equivalent to FeSO4
170,0 mg
MANGANESE SULPHATE
2,5 mg
COPPER SULPHATE
2,5 mg
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION:
A 8.3        Erythropoietics (haematinics)
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION:
Iron is an essential constituent of the body, being necessary for haemoglobin formation and for the oxidative processes
of living tissue. Ferrous Sulphate is one of the most widely used iron salts in the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia.
INDICATIONS:
Iron-deficiency anaemia
CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
Patients receiving repeated blood transfusions.
Anaemia is not produced by iron deficiency unless iron deficiency is also present.
DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS:
Adults: The usual initial therapeutic dose is three to five tablets daily in divided doses followed by a maintenance dose
of two tablets daily.
Children 6 to 12 years: Three tablets daily in divided doses.
Side-effects can be reduced by taking tablets with or immediately after food.
SIDE-EFFECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
Side-effects include gastro-intestinal discomfort, diarrhoea and vomiting.
Continued administration may cause constipation and faeces may be black.
Care should be taken when given to patients with iron-storage or iron-absorption diseases, haemoglobinopathies, or
existing gastro-intestinal disease.
Ferrous Sulphate diminishes�