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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.

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Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.