Fe & nutritional deficiency anaemia, anaemia associated w/ worm infestation. Prophylaxis against Fe deficiency & megaloblastic anaemia during 2nd & 3rd trimester of pregnancy.
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Administration
Should be taken with food.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity. Vit B12 deficiency, paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria, haemosiderosis, haemochromatosis, active peptic ulcer, repeated blood transfusion, regional enteritis, ulcerative colitis. Not to be used in non-Fe deficiency anaemia.
Patients w/ peptic ulcer; post-gastrectomy patients; folate-dependent tumours; microcytic anaemia. Undesirable to be used during 1st trimester of pregnancy. Not to be given to childn.
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