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CP.FGL300T.V1P1 PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET

FERROUS GLUCONATE 300mg TABLETS

Please read this leaflet carefully before you start to take this medicine. It contains important information for you. This medicine is available without prescription; however, you still need to take Ferrous Gluconate 300mg Tablets carefully.

*    Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. If you have further questions, please ask your doctor or pharmacist.

*    This medicine is for your use only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them.

*    If any of the side effects get serious or you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

IN THIS LEAFLET

1.    What your medicine is and what it is used for

2.    Before you take your medicine

3.    How to take your medicine

4.    Possible side effects

5.    How to store your medicine

6.    Further information

Ferrous Gluconate is used for the treatment and prevention of iron deficiency. Ferrous Gluconate is a form of iron. Iron is necessary for the production of haemoglobin (protein in red blood cells), which carries oxygen around the body. Iron is involved in the formation of myoglobin, a pigment that stores oxygen in muscles for use during exercise.

DO NOT take Ferrous Gluconate 300mg Tablets if you:

•    previously suffered an allergic reaction to a medicine containing iron or any of the other ingredients in this medicine

•    have a build up of too much iron in the body (haemochromatosis or haemosiderosis)

•    suffer from breakdown of red blood cells (haemiolytic anaemia)

•    receive regular blood transfusions or iron by injection

•    suffer from any serious disease affecting the intestines

Take special care with this medicine if you:

•    are elderly as there is an increased risk of unwanted effects

•    have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product

If any of the conditions listed above apply to you please talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

If you drink tea, coffee or milk or eat eggs at the same time as taking Ferrous Gluconate Tablets, your body may absorb less of the iron contained in the tablets.

Taking other medicines

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without prescription.

You must tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the medicines listed below:

•    tetracyclines (medicines used to treat bacterial infections)

•    antibiotics (used to treat bacterial infections, e.g. flouroquinolones, chloramphenicol, neomycin)

•    zinc salts

•    penicillamine (used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis)

•    magnesium trisilicate or antacids (used to treat indigestion)

•    trientine (used in the treatment of Wilson’s disease)

•    cholestyramine, used to reduce blood cholesterol and control diarrhoea

•    levodopa, carbidopa and entacapone (used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease)

•    thyroxine, a thyroid hormone

•    bisphosphonates (used in the treatment of bone diseases e.g. osteoporosis)

•    aminopterin (a cytotoxic drug used in the treatment of certain types of cancers)

•    methyldopa (used in the treatment of high blood pressure)

•    mycophenolate, a drug given after an organ transplant

•    drugs to control epilepsy

•    proton pump inhibitors, e.g. omeprazole, used to treat stomach ulcers

•    dimercaprol (used in the treatment of heavy metal poisoning)

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Ferrous Gluconate Tablets may be taken during pregnancy and while breast-feeding if you are at risk of developing iron deficiency anaemia.