Ferimac Xt Tablets

Tablets

Oral

Each film-coated tablet contains:

• Ferrous Ascorbate Equivalent to Elemental Iron 100 mg
• Folic Acid I.P. 1.5 mg
• Excipients q.s.

Ferrous ascorbate, when administered, is converted to the ferric form and is immediately reduced to the ferrous form in the stomach. This reduced ferrous form is then transferred to the duodenum where it is highly absorbed. Ferrous Ascorbate has the advantage of providing both ferrous ion and ascorbate in the same compound. There is no dissociation on entering the GI Tract due to the stable chelate of iron with ascorbate. Folic Acid itself is biochemically inactive, is converted to tetrahydrofolic acid and methyltetrahydrofolate by dihydrofolate reductase in the liver. These folic acid congeners are transported across cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis, where they are needed to maintain numerous body functions. It supports the formation of red blood cells.

Indicated in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia, menorrhagia, and folate deficiency anemia.

As directed by the physician.

Nausea, regurgitation, constipation, pyrosis (burning sensation in the chest), and an upset stomach may occur with the use of hematinics. Iron may cause your stools to turn black, an effect that is not harmful.

Hypersensitivity to iron should be avoided in patients who have bacterial infections. Contraindicated in patients who have hemosiderosis, hemochromatosis, and hemolytic anemia.

Iron compounds taken orally can impair the absorption of tetracycline antibiotics. Antacids given concomitantly with iron compounds decrease iron absorption.

Oral iron may aggravate existing peptic ulcers, regional enteritis, and ulcerative colitis.

Store in a cool & dark place. Keep out of the reach of children.

10x3x10 tablets in a cardboard carton