Country: South Africa
Language: English
Source: South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)
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INDICATIONS [/za_1045.html#1] CONTRA-INDICATIONS [/za_1045.html#1] DOSAGE [/za_1045.html#1] SIDE-EFFECTS [/za_1045.html#1] PREGNANCY OVERDOSE [/za_1045.html#1] IDENTIFICATION [/za_1045.html#1] [/za_1045.html#1] PATIENT INFORMATION FERRO DROPS L SOLUTION SCHEDULING STATUS: S0 PROPRIETARY NAME (and dosage form): FERRO DROPS L SOLUTION COMPOSITION: A non-alcholic aqueous solution of FERROUS LACTATE equivalent to 25 mg iron per mL. PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: A 8.3 Erythropoietics (haematinics). PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION: Ferrous lactate provides a supplementary source of iron which is necessary for haemoglobin formation. It is absorbed chiefly in the duodenum and jejenum, absorption being aided by the acid secretion of the stomach. INDICATIONS: The prophylaxis and treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in infants under 1 year of age. DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE: Prophylactic 0,3-0,6 mL daily based on a dosage of 1 - 2 mg iron per kg body mass. Therapeutic 1 - 2 mL daily in three divided doses based on a dosage of 5 mg iron per kg body mass. SIDE-EFFECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: Gastro-intestinal irritation with vomiting and diarrhoea, which may be reduced by administration immediately after food. KNOWN SYMPTOMS OF OVERDOSAGE AND PARTICULARS OF ITS TREATMENT: Iron poisoning occurs in distinct stages. STAGE 1: Ten minutes to two hours or longer after ingestion, nausea and severe vomiting of brown or black, often bloody, fluid begins, accompanied by severe gastric pain. There is often watery and later blackish, bloody and sometimes violent diarrhoea. The patient may be pale or cyanotic. Respiration and pulse are usually rapid and weak, although the patient may breathe deeply and rapidly as the result of metabolic acidosis. The patient is Read the complete document