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Iron drop dose

2022-06-21 16:20:15
Daughter weight - 8.3 kg Daughter age : 8 months We are giving iron drops daily as per suggested by pediatrician I m just confused about dose or you can call i forgot dose Brand name: Tonoferon drops Contain: Colloidal iron equivalent to elemental iron 25 mg Lysine hydrochloride USP 200 mg Vit B12 5 ug Folic acid 200 ug How much dose daily i should give to my daughter? 5 drops twice daily is okay sir ?? Please reply as per your convenience sir Thank you
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Answered2022-06-22 05:56:55

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Hello sir, you can give 5drops twice a day... The iron supplement should be 12.5mg daily as per the guidelines.
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get Hb% after 4weeks and adjust the dose as per the advice of a pediatrician near by you.

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Dose to prevent iron deficiency as a daily supplement is 0.9ml per day. For anemia, dose is higher.

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0.9 ml once a day at the back of tongue with 2 hrs with calcium syrup. Thank you Dr Aditi Birje MD PEDIATRICS KEM HOSPITAL MUMBAI SHREE GURUMAAULI PEDIATRIC CLINIC YOGI NAGAR BORIVALI WEST MUMBAI

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