A 25 year old female patient has been taking ferrous sulphate for iron deficiency anaemia, she takes 200 mg three times a day. There is a manufacturing problem with ferrous sulphate and the patient has now been switched to ferrous gluconate tablets, two 300 mg tablets three times a day. Iron content of different iron salts Iron salt/amount Content of ferrous iron Ferrous gluconate 300mg 35mg Ferrous sulphate, dried 200mg 65mg What is the difference in the daily intake of ferrous iron in milligrams between the two regimes? units mg
A 25 year old female patient has been taking ferrous sulphate for iron deficiency anaemia, she takes 200 mg three times a day. There is a manufacturing problem with ferrous sulphate and the patient has now been switched to ferrous gluconate tablets, two 300 mg tablets three times a day. Iron content of different iron salts Iron salt/amount Content of ferrous iron Ferrous gluconate 300mg 35mg Ferrous sulphate, dried 200mg 65mg What is the difference in the daily intake of ferrous iron in milligrams between the two regimes? units mg
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A 25 year old female patient has been taking ferrous sulphate for iron deficiency anaemia, she takes 200 mg three times a day. There is a manufacturing problem with ferrous sulphate and the patient has now been switched to ferrous gluconate tablets, two 300 mg tablets three times a day.
Iron content of different iron salts |
|
Iron salt/amount |
Content of ferrous iron |
Ferrous gluconate 300mg |
35mg |
Ferrous sulphate, dried 200mg |
65mg |
What is the difference in the daily intake of ferrous iron in milligrams between the two regimes?
units mg
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