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Iron drop dose
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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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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Dr. Aditi Birje
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Mumbai
0.9 ml once a day at the back of tongue with 2 hrs with calcium syrup.
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Dr Aditi Birje
MD PEDIATRICS KEM HOSPITAL MUMBAI
SHREE GURUMAAULI PEDIATRIC CLINIC YOGI NAGAR BORIVALI WEST MUMBAI
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