Form & Presentation
150ml bottle.
Composition
Each bottle contains:
- Iron(III) hydroxide polymaltose equivalent to 50 mg elemental iron.
- Folic acid 2 mg.
- Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) 100 mg.
Indications
Therapeutic treatment:
- Treatment of iron deficiency anemia, treatment should continue for at least 4 to 6 months in conjunction with treatment of the underlying cause.
Preventive treatment of iron deficiency in at-risk groups:
- Pregnant women.
- People with unbalanced diets (eg, elderly people, vegetarians, vegans, people with anorexia nervosa).
- Patients with chronic bleeding.
Treatment of megaloblastic anemia resulting from folic acid deficiency.
Chronic absorption disorders such as:
- Malabsorption.
- Celiac disease.
- Performing a large resection of the digestive tract.
Folate deficiency is caused by:
- malnutrition.
- Chronic alcoholism.