Indication
Ferokid is indicated for the prevention & treatment of:
- Iron deficiency anemia (especially children)
- Pregnant women when other forms of oral iron may not be well tolerated
- People who have become anemic as a result of having rheumatoid arthritis
Dosage and Administration
Iron-deficiency anaemia (therapeutic): By mouth using oral solution
- Neonate: Up to 2.5 mL twice daily, smaller doses to be used initially.
- Child 1-11 months: Up to 2.5 mL twice daily, smaller doses to be used initially
- Child 1-4 years: 2.5 mL 3 times a day
- Child 5-11 years: 5 mL 3 times a day
- Child 12-17 years: 5 mL 3 times a day, increased to 10 mL 3 times a day, dose to be increased gradually
Iron-deficiency anaemia (prophylactic): By mouth using oral solution
- Neonate: 1 mL daily, prophylactic iron supplementation may be required in babies of low birth-weight who are solely breast-fed; supplementation is started 4-6 weeks after birth and continued until mixed feeding is established.
- Child 1-11 months: 1 mL daily, prophylactic iron supplementation may be required in babies of low birth-weight who are solely breast-fed; supplementation is started 4-6 weeks after birth and continued until mixed feeding is established.
Composition
Each 5 ml syrup contains 207.5 mg of Sodium Feredetate Trihydrate equivalent to 27.5 mg of elemental iron