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ferrous salt

Dosage form Rationale for inclusion in the
WHO Model List of Essential Medicines Type of EML

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tablet, equivalent to 60 mg iron
oral solution equivalent to 25 mg iron (as sulfate)/ml
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Used for iron-deficiency anaemia or as nutritional supplement.

One review for pregnancy.
(Cochrane Library: 2002 Issue 1)

ATC Code: B03A
Core List

Indications (Diseases)

IMCI (Integrated management of childhood illness)

Iron deficiency anaemia

Postpartum haemorrhage

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Dosage form	Rationale for inclusion in the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines	Type of EML
.html tablet, equivalent to 60 mg iron oral solution equivalent to 25 mg iron (as sulfate)/ml	.html Used for iron-deficiency anaemia or as nutritional supplement. One review for pregnancy. (Cochrane Library: 2002 Issue 1) ATC Code: B03A	Core List