Know the Differences Among Iron Products

March 2017

It's tricky to iron out differences among oral iron supplements.

Oral iron comes in several different forms...such as ferrous sulfate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous fumarate, polysaccharide-iron complex, carbonyl iron, and heme iron polypeptide.

Help patients get the correct iron product...and use it safely.

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Know the Differences Among Iron Products

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