Iron + folate supplement
Ferrous sulfate with folic acid
Brand names: Ferrograd Folic, Slow-Fe Folic
Adult dose
Dose: 1 tab OD
Route: PO
Frequency: OD
Clinical pearls
- Pregnancy iron + folate
Contraindications
- Iron overload
- Untreated B12 deficiency
Side effects
- As ferrous sulfate
Interactions
- As ferrous sulfate
Reference: BNF; NICE CG62; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/ferrous-sulfate-with-folic-acid/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
- Corrected Reticulocyte Count / Reticulocyte Production Index · Anaemia
- Ganzoni Equation for Iron Deficiency · Anaemia
- Transferrin Saturation Calculator · Anaemia / Iron Studies
- Tumor Lysis Syndrome Risk (Cairo-Bishop) · Oncological Emergency
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia Calculator · Anaemia Assessment
- Ferritin Iron Store Interpretation · Haematological Values
Pathways
- Major Haemorrhage / Massive Transfusion · BCSH; RCOA; RCEM; RCS — BCSH Guidelines
- Anaemia Investigation · BSH / NICE
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Diagnosis and Treatment · NICE CG144 / NICE NG158
- Sickle Cell Crisis · BSH 2021 / BCSH
- Neutropenic Sepsis · NICE CG151 2012 / ESMO
- Anticoagulation Reversal · BSH 2016 / ESC