Ferretts

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take this medicine. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Have blood work checked as you have been told by the doctor. Talk with the doctor.
• This medicine may affect certain lab tests. Tell all of your health care providers and lab workers that you take this medicine (Ferretts).
• If you are allergic to tartrazine, talk with your doctor. Some products have tartrazine.
• This medicine prevents many other drugs from getting into the body. If you take other drugs, check with your doctor or pharmacist to see if you need to take them at some other time than this medicine.
• Accidental overdose of drugs that have iron in them is a leading cause of deadly poisoning in children younger than 6 years of age. Keep away from children. If this medicine (Ferretts) is taken by accident, call a doctor or poison control center right away.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using this medicine while you are pregnant.
• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.

Use this medicine (Ferretts) as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

• This medicine works better if you take it on an empty stomach. You may take this medicine with food if it causes an upset stomach. Some foods like eggs, whole grain breads, cereal, dairy products, coffee, and tea may make this medicine (Ferretts) not work as well. If this medicine causes an upset stomach, talk with your doctor about the best way to take this medicine (Ferretts) with food.
• Take with a full glass of water.
• If antacids are used, they may need to be taken at some other time than this medicine. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist.

What do I do if I miss a dose?

• Take a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
• If it is close to the time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.
• Do not take 2 doses at the same time or extra doses.

• If your symptoms or health problems do not get better or if they become worse, call your doctor.
• Do not share your drugs with others and do not take anyone else's drugs.
• Keep a list of all your drugs (prescription, natural products, vitamins, OTC) with you. Give this list to your doctor.
• Talk with the doctor before starting any new drug, including prescription or OTC, natural products, or vitamins.
• Some drugs may have another patient information leaflet. Check with your pharmacist. If you have any questions about this medicine (Ferretts), please talk with your doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
• If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only the healthcare provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for a specific patient. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine (Ferretts). It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from the healthcare provider. You must talk with the healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine (Ferretts).

Review Date: October 4, 2017

All drugs may cause side effects. However, many people have no side effects or only have minor side effects. Call your doctor or get medical help if any of these side effects or any other side effects bother you or do not go away:

• Belly pain.
• Loose stools (diarrhea).
• Hard stools (constipation).
• Change in color of stool to green.
• Not hungry.
• Upset stomach or throwing up.
• Stomach cramps.

These are not all of the side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, call your doctor. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.

Initial dose: 360 mg/day ferrous fumarate (120 mg/day elemental iron) for 3 months
-Give in divided doses (1 to 3 times daily)

No adjustment recommended

Use is considered acceptable. AU TGA pregnancy category: Exempt US FDA pregnancy category: Not assigned Comments: -Routine screening for anemia, including in asymptomatic patients, is generally recommended. -Routine supplementation during pregnancy is recommended by many organizations.

Maternal anemia increases the risk of low birthweight, premature delivery, and impaired cognitive and behavioral development. Randomized trials show that supplementation can prevent iron deficiency anemia and related adverse consequences to the infant. Recent studies have linked high serum iron with an increased risk of gestational diabetes. AU Exempt: Medications exempted from pregnancy classification are not absolutely safe for use in pregnancy in all circumstances. Some exempted medicines, for example the complementary medicine, St John's Wort, may interact with other medicines and induce unexpected adverse effects in the mother and/or fetus.

Use is considered acceptable. Excreted into human milk: Yes Comments: -Iron in breast milk is very bioavailable, but amounts are generally not sufficient for infants older than 4 months; iron supplementation of the mother does not change this situation. -Iron content of breast milk is not affected by the mothers nutritional status.